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Jon Tester: “The fact is, if we don't get the levee certified, if they don't have the means to do it, and the flood insurance goes…”

On the recordMarch 3, 2010
The fact is, if we don't get the levee certified, if they don't have the means to do it, and the flood insurance goes up, houses don't get sold--it further depresses an already depressed economy.
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Jon Tester
Democratic · Montana

Editor's note · Context

Tester emphasizes the economic impact of not certifying levees in Great Falls.

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