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Eleanor Holmes Norton: “Are we sure that there will be no rebuilding, Mr. Tombar, in the affected areas until some barriers are constructed that…”

On the recordDecember 3, 2012
Are we sure that there will be no rebuilding, Mr. Tombar, in the affected areas until some barriers are constructed that would go far toward making a similar disaster not impossible?
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Eleanor Holmes Norton
Democratic · District of Columbia

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Norton questions the rebuilding process before protective barriers are in place.

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