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On the recordMarch 19, 2013
I want to pin you down. Is this per capita damage indicator a good measure to determine State and local capacity to handle disasters?
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Tom Coburn
Republican · Oklahoma

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Coburn questions the effectiveness of the per capita damage indicator for disaster assessment.

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