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On the recordAugust 25, 2010
I believe the Corps understands, and, of course, all of us understand that 100-year flood protection is not adequate to protect what it is that we know is coming our way.
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Mary Landrieu
Democratic · Louisiana

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Landrieu emphasizes the inadequacy of current flood protection measures.

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