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James Carville: “But I do think that we ought to pause. And after -- the federal government has put some real skin in the game here. They…”

On the recordAugust 24, 2010
But I do think that we ought to pause. And after -- the federal government has put some real skin in the game here. They have rebuilt some things here. Some of it has gone well.
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James Carville
Democratic · Louisiana

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Carville discusses the federal government's involvement in rebuilding New Orleans post-Katrina.

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