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Byron Dorgan: “I think it's extremely difficult to move forward with only protecting the higher income and the downtown areas, while…”

On the recordMarch 10, 2010
I think it's extremely difficult to move forward with only protecting the higher income and the downtown areas, while increasing--actually increasing--the flood risk to those with lower incomes, modest incomes, on the other side of the river.
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Byron Dorgan
Democratic · North Dakota

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Dorgan emphasizes the need for equitable flood protection for low-income communities.

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