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John Garamendi: “If you would, we think there is about $5 billion owed to the State of California for past Presidential declarations.”

On the recordNovember 1, 2017
If you would, we think there is about $5 billion owed to the State of California for past Presidential declarations.
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John Garamendi
Democratic · California

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Garamendi highlights unpaid federal aid to California for disaster recovery.

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