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On the recordSeptember 8, 2016
We're going to donate in charity and volunteer our way out of the fourth most costly disaster in the United States--flood disaster in United States history.
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Garret Graves
Republican · Louisiana

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Graves criticizes reliance on charity for disaster recovery funding.

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