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On the recordOctober 21, 2015
Almost immediately, a consensus emerged that the Federal response was woefully inadequate.
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Bennie Thompson
Democratic · Mississippi

Editor's note · Context

Thompson reflects on the recognition of federal inadequacy post-Katrina.

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