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On the recordJune 8, 2011
Another program lapse is entirely avoidable, and we should not allow that to happen.
Said by
Roger Wicker
Republican · Mississippi

Editor's note · Context

Wicker emphasizes the need to avoid lapses in the National Flood Insurance Program.

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