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John Katko: For them, it was catastrophic. For FEMA it was a blip on a screen, and they didn't get any money.

On the recordMarch 10, 2020
For them, it was catastrophic. For FEMA it was a blip on a screen, and they didn't get any money.
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John Katko
Republican · New York

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Katko highlights the disparity in disaster recognition between local and federal perspectives.

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