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On the recordJanuary 26, 2015
the Stafford Act doesn't come close to bringing people back to where they were before a disaster.
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Lou Barletta
Pennsylvania

Editor's note · Context

Barletta emphasizes the limitations of FEMA's financial assistance after disasters.

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