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On the recordFebruary 11, 2020
the hundreds of billions that you will end up spending in disaster relief, instead of providing much smaller amounts for resiliency, I think we will come to regret.
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Joe Morelle
Democratic · New York

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Morelle emphasizes the need for investment in resiliency over disaster relief spending.

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