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Jeff Merkley: “Chairman Merkley. So I would toss out the idea that I will be happy to follow up with subsequent to this hearing...”

On the recordSeptember 17, 2013
Chairman Merkley. So I would toss out the idea that I will be happy to follow up with subsequent to this hearing...
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Jeff Merkley
Democratic · Oregon

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Merkley suggests gathering case stories to understand flood insurance challenges better.

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