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Eleanor Holmes Norton: “Now what we have learned as a result of the droughts, as a result of Sandy, as a result of Katrina, is that, I don't…”

On the recordDecember 3, 2012
Now what we have learned as a result of the droughts, as a result of Sandy, as a result of Katrina, is that, I don't know, we may not have another 9/11; we certainly have done a lot to prepare in case we are faced with another tragedy of that size.
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Eleanor Holmes Norton
Democratic · District of Columbia

Editor's note · Context

Norton emphasizes the ongoing threat of natural disasters over terrorism post-9/11.

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