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Frank Lautenberg: Sandy taught us something, a harsh lesson, about the inability of our aging infrastructure to handle such severe weather…

On the recordDecember 5, 2012
Sandy taught us something, a harsh lesson, about the inability of our aging infrastructure to handle such severe weather events.
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Frank Lautenberg
Democratic · New Jersey

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Lautenberg reflects on the lessons learned from Superstorm Sandy regarding infrastructure.

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