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Roger Wicker: “After Hurricane Katrina, we learned that flood hazard risk in many coastal areas of Mississippi and many parts of the…”

On the recordSeptember 21, 2010
After Hurricane Katrina, we learned that flood hazard risk in many coastal areas of Mississippi and many parts of the country was not accurately reflected by FEMA's flood insurance maps.
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Roger Wicker
Republican · Mississippi

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Wicker highlights inaccuracies in FEMA's flood maps revealed by Hurricane Katrina.

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