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On the recordMarch 16, 2011
the reason that we are into this mess in the first place is because the Republican leadership, in my view, undercut funds to FEMA.
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Mary Landrieu
Democratic · Louisiana

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Blames Republican leadership for budget cuts that weakened FEMA's response capabilities.

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