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Tom McClintock: Acts of God are the responsibility to repair by the Federal Government. But acts of government are the responsibilities…

On the recordNovember 13, 2017
Acts of God are the responsibility to repair by the Federal Government. But acts of government are the responsibilities of that government's citizens.
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Tom McClintock
Republican · California

Editor's note · Context

Distinguishing between federal responsibilities for natural disasters and local government mismanagement.

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