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KEITH J. ROTHFUS: “This is a simple remedy to follow after a natural disaster. Again, I look at my State of Pennsylvania with its many…”

On the recordNovember 3, 2015
This is a simple remedy to follow after a natural disaster. Again, I look at my State of Pennsylvania with its many valleys and riverbeds, and I look at the people supporting or who have supported this type of proposal before: again, the National Association of Counties, Pennsylvania Association of Township Supervisors, and Southeast Pennsylvania Transit Authority. We need to make sure that our communities have a robust capacity and ability to respond in the event of a disaster, and that is what the point of this amendment is. Mr. Chairman, I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Rothfus). The question was taken; and the Acting Chair announced that the ayes appeared to have it.
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KEITH J. ROTHFUS
Pennsylvania
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Nov 3, 2015

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