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On the recordJuly 27, 2009
One of the problems that we have here in the Senate is the fact that Senators from States that are not coastal States tend to think that hurricanes are not their problem.
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Bill Nelson
Democratic · Florida

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Bill Nelson addresses the misconception among non-coastal Senators regarding hurricane impacts.

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