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On the recordMay 11, 2009
When the State of Louisiana was crushed by that terrible hurricane, they asked for more money. They asked for lots of money and got lots of money to try to help them out of this abyss that they were in.
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Tom Carper
Democratic · Delaware

Editor's note · Context

Carper compares funding needs after disasters to the current budget discussions for environmental programs.

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