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On the recordJuly 12, 2025
I think we are going to have to figure out what happened, why did it happen, and how do we prevent this type of tragedy from ever happening again? And so the question of readiness is certainly something that Congress should be able to explore in a bipartisan way, particularly as we head into a summer where we can expect intensifying extreme weather events.
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Hakeem Jeffries
Democratic · New York

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Jeffries emphasizes the need for bipartisan exploration of disaster readiness after recent floods.

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