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Ritchie Torres: “The National Low Income Housing Coalition has reported that FEMA interprets the nondiscrimination clause in the Stafford…”

On the recordOctober 26, 2021
The National Low Income Housing Coalition has reported that FEMA interprets the nondiscrimination clause in the Stafford Act and civil rights law to mean that the agency cannot provide tailored assistance for disadvantaged communities.
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Ritchie Torres
Democratic · New York

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Torres discusses FEMA's interpretation of the Stafford Act affecting assistance to disadvantaged communities.

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