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Joe Lieberman: “That's a colossal waste of taxpayer money and a colossal failure to help the people who really need the housing.”

On the recordFebruary 13, 2006
That's a colossal waste of taxpayer money and a colossal failure to help the people who really need the housing.
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Joe Lieberman
Independent · Connecticut

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Lieberman emphasizes the financial waste and failure of FEMA to assist those in need after Katrina.

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