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Rick Santorum: “To answer your question, as the Senator from North Dakota knows, the State of Florida during the time of Hurricane…”

On the recordJuly 19, 1996
To answer your question, as the Senator from North Dakota knows, the State of Florida during the time of Hurricane Andrew was eligible for disaster assistance, and that covers a variety of things. Having just gone through that in Pennsylvania, a substantial amount of disaster assistance was funneled through the Department of Agriculture, and, in fact, there are programs available for people to meet some of the needs that are there during the time of disaster.
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Rick Santorum
Republican · Pennsylvania

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Discussing disaster assistance eligibility during a Senate debate.

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