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On the recordJuly 27, 2009
What will you do to ensure that all resources are brought to bear by States, by local governments, and by the Federal Government to ensure that we never again see homebound elderly individuals who are incapable of evacuating themselves, or people who are in a nursing home who, again, cannot evacuate themselves, become victims of a disaster due to a failure of planning and a failure to mobilize all possible resources?
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Susan Collins
Republican · Maine

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Senator Collins questions the need for better evacuation planning for vulnerable populations.

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