On the recordDecember 5, 2012
It is our job to protect people. It is our job to help communities rebuild when there are natural disasters that local governments just cannot afford to be able to pay for on their own.
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congress.govKirsten Gillibrand: “It is our job to protect people. It is our job to help communities rebuild when there are natural disasters that local…”
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Gillibrand emphasizes the federal government's responsibility in disaster recovery.
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