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On the recordNovember 27, 2023
The other public policy question is, in vulnerable communities, primarily low-income, African American, or whatever, there are very few building codes.
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Bennie Thompson
Democratic · Mississippi

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Discussing challenges in disaster recovery due to lack of building codes in vulnerable communities.

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