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Al Franken: I think this is a tragedy, obviously, but given that we have to rebuild this from approximately 80 percent destroyed, I…

On the recordOctober 2, 2017
I think this is a tragedy, obviously, but given that we have to rebuild this from approximately 80 percent destroyed, I think that it is an opportunity too.
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Al Franken
Democratic · Minnesota

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Franken sees rebuilding as an opportunity for resilience after the disaster.

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