I think it is important to remember that we are having this hearing today because it has been 47 days since the landfall of Hurricane Maria, and yet our fellow Americans in Puerto Rico are still enduring a humanitarian crisis.
Niki Tsongas: “I think it is important to remember that we are having this hearing today because it has been 47 days since the landfall…”
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Tsongas emphasizes the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Puerto Rico post-Hurricane Maria.
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