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Susan Collins: “Of all those hearings, the one that stands out most in my mind because it was so tragic and so preventable was the…”

On the recordJuly 27, 2009
Of all those hearings, the one that stands out most in my mind because it was so tragic and so preventable was the hearing that looked at the number of homebound individuals and elderly, sick individuals in nursing homes who died because of a failure to evacuate them.
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Susan Collins
Republican · Maine

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Senator Collins reflects on the tragic response to Hurricane Katrina regarding homebound individuals.

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