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On the recordMarch 16, 2011
We have developed extra capacities that FEMA can bring to bear.
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Joseph Lieberman
Independent · Connecticut

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Lieberman highlights improvements in FEMA's capabilities since 9/11 and Hurricane Katrina.

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