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Roy Blunt: I think as Senator Thune has just mentioned, failing to account for disaster events or mistakes and dismissing disasters…

On the recordOctober 17, 2011
I think as Senator Thune has just mentioned, failing to account for disaster events or mistakes and dismissing disasters as unlikely to occur again simply isn't good enough.
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Roy Blunt
Republican · Missouri

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Blunt emphasizes the need to learn from past disaster responses.

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