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Pat Roberts: In the immediate aftermath, I called President Bush. He was at Camp David. I told him he needed to get FEMA out to…

On the recordNovember 17, 2014
In the immediate aftermath, I called President Bush. He was at Camp David. I told him he needed to get FEMA out to Greensburg right away.
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Pat Roberts
Republican · Kansas

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Senator Roberts recounts his urgent call to President Bush for disaster assistance.

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