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Donald Norcross: “This is a disaster. We literally spend hundreds of billions of dollars a year when a hurricane strikes.”

On the recordMarch 6, 2019
This is a disaster. We literally spend hundreds of billions of dollars a year when a hurricane strikes.
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Donald Norcross
Democratic · New Jersey

Editor's note · Context

Norcross compares pension funding needs to disaster relief spending, highlighting the importance of action.

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