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Eleanor Holmes Norton: “I recall that in order to get funds for Sandy even after New York and New Jersey were laid low, it took two votes to get…”

On the recordJanuary 26, 2015
I recall that in order to get funds for Sandy even after New York and New Jersey were laid low, it took two votes to get funding for you to begin to do your work after Sandy.
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Eleanor Holmes Norton
Democratic · District of Columbia

Editor's note · Context

Norton reflects on the challenges of securing funding for Sandy recovery.

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