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Summer Lee: I remember visibly seeing a panicked parent putting his child in a manhole. That will be a constant memory.

On the recordFebruary 5, 2018
I remember visibly seeing a panicked parent putting his child in a manhole. That will be a constant memory.
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Summer Lee
Democratic · Pennsylvania

Editor's note · Context

Reflecting on the extreme panic experienced during the alert.

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