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On the recordNovember 16, 2015
Superstorm Sandy caused about $60 billion in damage, or at least the cost to Federal Government that this, I think, should be treated as a new normal.
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Al Franken
Democratic · Minnesota

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Franken advocates for recognizing the financial impact of disasters like Superstorm Sandy as a new normal.

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