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John Garamendi: “I thank you very much. Maybe we can engage in a little colloquy here, and we can talk about this in a little more…”

On the recordNovember 14, 2012
I thank you very much. Maybe we can engage in a little colloquy here, and we can talk about this in a little more detail. The storm surge that came into New York was anticipated, but the New York/New Jersey region were not prepared with the necessary infrastructure to protect the communities from that surge. And if I understood you correctly, you're suggesting that the cities or the region needs to put in place those infrastructures to protect it. The subways have to be secured from the inflow of water, and the seawalls and certain other things need to be put in place. Did you estimate a cost of some $20 billion?
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John Garamendi
Democratic · California
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Nov 14, 2012

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