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On the recordJanuary 26, 2015
I would just say briefly that, as I mentioned in my testimony, seeing predisaster mitigation withering away seems to me to be the wrong message.
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Michael Capuano
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Capuano argues for the importance of proactive disaster mitigation policies.

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