There have been more than 50 major disaster declarations so far in 2017. Twenty of them were for disasters that occurred since your confirmation, including Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria.
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Lowey highlights the number of disaster declarations in 2017 and their impact since the administrator's confirmation.
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