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Elizabeth Warren: “It's like telling someone hit with a disaster in Boston that they have to move somewhere out past Worcester if they want…”

On the recordMarch 11, 2014
It's like telling someone hit with a disaster in Boston that they have to move somewhere out past Worcester if they want relief.
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Elizabeth Warren
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Comparison illustrating the absurdity of disaster relief funding distribution.

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