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Ritchie Torres: I find FEMA's interpretation to be an anomaly because there is ample precedent for the Federal Government providing…

On the recordOctober 26, 2021
I find FEMA's interpretation to be an anomaly because there is ample precedent for the Federal Government providing tailored assistance to disadvantaged communities and doing so within the boundaries of civil rights law.
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Ritchie Torres
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Torres criticizes FEMA's interpretation of assistance laws as inequitable.

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