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Teresa Leger Fernandez: “We need to look at it as a Congress--there are statutory constraints.”

On the recordNovember 16, 2022
We need to look at it as a Congress--there are statutory constraints.
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Teresa Leger Fernandez
Democratic · New Mexico

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Leger Fernandez calls for Congress to address FEMA's limitations in disaster response.

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