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Paul Tonko: “Representative Garamendi, I would add to that public safety. We even dismantle the efforts to forecast tsunamis. We just…”

On the recordMarch 15, 2011
Representative Garamendi, I would add to that public safety. We even dismantle the efforts to forecast tsunamis. We just saw the devastation in Japan with this horrific earthquake. We take away the opportunity for science to work for us, to address our own public safety. How long can we be here?
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Paul Tonko
Democratic · New York
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govinfo.gov
Mar 15, 2011

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The speaker addresses the importance of public safety and scientific efforts in light of recent natural disasters.

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