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On the recordMarch 23, 2000
if the gentleman would know anything about FEMA, none of that money goes to local fire and emergency response. None of it. Not one dime of it. The gentleman needs to get his facts straight.
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W. Weldon
Republican · Pennsylvania

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Addressing misconceptions about FEMA funding during a debate.

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