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On the recordMarch 19, 2018
When you take a step back and look, since 1980 we have had somewhere around 220, 230 disasters in this country that have cost over $1 billion.
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Garret Graves
Republican · Louisiana

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Graves highlights the financial impact of disasters in the U.S. since 1980.

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