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Daniel Donovan: One of the things that we were hearing, and it wasn't from you, but hearing from the administration of why the cuts were…

On the recordMarch 15, 2016
One of the things that we were hearing, and it wasn't from you, but hearing from the administration of why the cuts were appropriate, one was that FEMA's efforts--the actual quote was, 'FEMA's successful investments in prior years made these appropriate.'
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Daniel Donovan

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Donovan references FEMA's justification for budget cuts based on past successful investments.

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