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On the recordDecember 11, 2013
I see my good friend the Senator from North Dakota on the floor today, and I wish to yield to her to begin this very important discussion on the importance of flood insurance relief for the country. She has been an outstanding spokesperson and a true advocate to help us get this right, this Flood Insurance Program that can help sustain the program itself for the benefit of the taxpayers as well as for the people in North Dakota, Louisiana, Pennsylvania, New York, and New Jersey who depend on it so much. So let me turn to our leader, Senator Heitkamp. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from North Dakota.
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Mary Landrieu
Democratic · Louisiana
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Dec 11, 2013

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