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On the recordSeptember 11, 2017
From my experience, our Federal programs may not be properly incentivizing our States to make the necessary investments in our infrastructure that would help us mitigate the long-term consequences of a disaster.
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Maggie Hassan
Democratic · New Hampshire

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Hassan discusses the need for better federal incentives for state infrastructure investments.

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