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Ron Klain: Five years ago I wrote a piece where I said that Congress should amend the Stafford Act to add epidemics as a disaster…

On the recordMarch 9, 2020
Five years ago I wrote a piece where I said that Congress should amend the Stafford Act to add epidemics as a disaster for the purpose of the Stafford Act.
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Ron Klain
Democratic · District of Columbia

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Klain advocates for including epidemics in disaster declarations.

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