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Mary Landrieu: “What I am trying to communicate here is nothing about this is normal, and we need to have some flexibility or some…”

On the recordMarch 17, 2009
What I am trying to communicate here is nothing about this is normal, and we need to have some flexibility or some modifications so that when these disasters happen, you take your normal government programs, but apply a screen of what a real disaster is like and make your programs work for that.
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Mary Landrieu
Democratic · Louisiana

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Landrieu emphasizes the need for flexibility in government programs during disasters.

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