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Chris Murphy: “In 2020, FEMA was only able to fund about 14 percent of requested demand for pre-disaster mitigation projects.”

On the recordApril 13, 2021
In 2020, FEMA was only able to fund about 14 percent of requested demand for pre-disaster mitigation projects.
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Chris Murphy
Democratic · Connecticut

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Murphy highlights the low funding rate for pre-disaster mitigation projects.

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