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Yvette Clarke: “When this subcommittee asked FEMA to testify about their response to hurricanes in Puerto Rico and the USVI, they…”

On the recordJuly 10, 2019
When this subcommittee asked FEMA to testify about their response to hurricanes in Puerto Rico and the USVI, they refused to even send a witness.
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Yvette Clarke
Democratic · New York

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Criticizing FEMA for not participating in the hearing on hurricane responses.

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