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Catherine Cortez Masto: “We need to fix that, because that answer might have worked when the Stafford Act was put in place in the 1980s.”

On the recordMay 1, 2023
We need to fix that, because that answer might have worked when the Stafford Act was put in place in the 1980s.
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Catherine Cortez Masto
Democratic · Nevada

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Cortez Masto calls for changes in disaster funding policies to reflect current needs.

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