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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 10, 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. How are we going to fix it?
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Jon Tester
Democratic · Montana

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Tester highlights the economic impact of unapproved levees in Great Falls.

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