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On the recordMarch 17, 2021
We know mitigation saves lives, and reduces property damages and disaster costs. Study after study shows, as the chairman said, that for every $1 invested in mitigation, $4 to $11 are saved.
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Dan Webster
Republican · Florida

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Emphasizes the cost-effectiveness of investing in disaster mitigation.

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