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Garret Graves: “The Stafford Act is entirely insufficient to respond to this disaster.”

On the recordSeptember 8, 2016
The Stafford Act is entirely insufficient to respond to this disaster.
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Garret Graves
Republican · Louisiana

Editor's note · Context

Graves criticizes the inadequacy of the Stafford Act in addressing disaster relief.

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