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Tom Latham: I certainly rise in support of the amendment. It is a disaster that happened, and like the gentleman from Iowa said…

On the recordJuly 29, 2010
I certainly rise in support of the amendment. It is a disaster that happened, and like the gentleman from Iowa said, just to watch that dam collapse and all the damage that went through afterwards was devastating to so many folks. And so I think this is a good amendment, and I'm very proud to support it.
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Tom Latham
Iowa
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Jul 29, 2010

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The speaker is expressing support for an amendment related to a disaster caused by a dam collapse.

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