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Joseph Cao: “In my mind and in the mind of my constituents, what Katrina did to the Gulf Coast and to Orleans and Jefferson Parishes…”

On the recordJuly 26, 2009
In my mind and in the mind of my constituents, what Katrina did to the Gulf Coast and to Orleans and Jefferson Parishes was, without a doubt, a catastrophe.
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Joseph Cao
Louisiana

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Cao emphasizes the catastrophic impact of Hurricane Katrina on his district.

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