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Sam Graves: “Considering we spent $1.7 trillion in the last $220 billion-plus disasters in this country, we can't afford to continue…”

On the recordMay 21, 2019
Considering we spent $1.7 trillion in the last $220 billion-plus disasters in this country, we can't afford to continue not making the right investments.
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Sam Graves
Republican · Missouri

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Graves highlights the financial impact of disasters to advocate for better investment strategies.

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