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On the recordMay 2, 2023
At some point there is someone that says if I avoid acting, then the Federal Government will come pay the full bill for me.
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Catherine Cortez Masto
Democratic · Nevada

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Cortez Masto discusses the need for changes in federal disaster funding incentives.

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