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On the recordDecember 5, 2012
We need help with mitigation. We cannot just rebuild a 108-year-old system and replace it with the parts that existed then.
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Chuck Schumer
Democratic · New York

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Schumer emphasizes the need for improved infrastructure resilience against future floods.

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