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Hal Rogers: “In Kentucky during the ice storm--and by the way, some people are still without electricity, and that has been almost 6…”

On the recordFebruary 25, 2009
In Kentucky during the ice storm--and by the way, some people are still without electricity, and that has been almost 6 weeks ago--28 people died, some of them because of lack of communications, because they did not have interoperable communications.
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Hal Rogers
Republican · Kentucky

Editor's note · Context

Rogers emphasizes the urgency of improving communication systems after a deadly ice storm in Kentucky.

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