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Cedric Richmond: “I represent New Orleans, Louisiana, which in the aftermath of Katrina the Government response was very, very poor in…”

On the recordSeptember 7, 2011
I represent New Orleans, Louisiana, which in the aftermath of Katrina the Government response was very, very poor in terms of getting resources there quickly unified command and all of those things.
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Cedric Richmond
Democratic · Louisiana

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Richmond discusses the inadequate government response to Hurricane Katrina.

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