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Peter DeFazio: “The issue of probably most immediate concern to those of us who live in the Northwestern United States is the threat of…”

On the recordApril 13, 2016
The issue of probably most immediate concern to those of us who live in the Northwestern United States is the threat of Cascadia subduction zone quake.
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Peter DeFazio
Democratic · Oregon

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DeFazio emphasizes the imminent threat of a major earthquake affecting the electrical grid.

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