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Daniel Akaka: “A recent Washington Post editorial argued that the reluctance of area jurisdictions to cede power in decisionmaking to a…”

On the recordDecember 6, 2011
A recent Washington Post editorial argued that the reluctance of area jurisdictions to cede power in decisionmaking to a central authority has hampered the NCR during a crisis and could exact a terrible price in the future.
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Daniel Akaka
Democratic · Hawaii

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Akaka references concerns about decentralized decision-making affecting crisis management.

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