Why are you building a disaster industrial complex? Why are you not using local contractors?
John Garamendi: “Why are you building a disaster industrial complex? Why are you not using local contractors?”
On the recordMay 21, 2019
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Questioning the reliance on national companies for disaster recovery instead of local contractors.
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