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Summer Lee: People are frightened. In a town hall meeting or a civic club meeting that I was at, I met one father who reminded me of…

On the recordApril 8, 2018
People are frightened. In a town hall meeting or a civic club meeting that I was at, I met one father who reminded me of his experience of being in dark and dirty water with his children.
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Summer Lee
Democratic · Pennsylvania

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Describing the fear and panic experienced by families during flooding.

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