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Teresa Leger Fernandez: “The Stafford Act right now cannot do what the communities need.”

On the recordNovember 16, 2022
The Stafford Act right now cannot do what the communities need.
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Teresa Leger Fernandez
Democratic · New Mexico

Editor's note · Context

Leger Fernandez critiques the Stafford Act's inadequacy in meeting community disaster needs.

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