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Eleanor Holmes Norton: these duplicative functions were cited as a primary cause of the failed response of Hurricane Katrina.

On the recordJuly 26, 2009
these duplicative functions were cited as a primary cause of the failed response of Hurricane Katrina.
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Eleanor Holmes Norton
Democratic · District of Columbia

Editor's note · Context

Norton highlights the problems caused by overlapping roles in disaster response post-Katrina.

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