Sheldon Whitehouse said "We were told something like this cannot happen. It did." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordMay 10, 2010

We were told something like this cannot happen. It did.

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Democratic · Rhode Island

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Acknowledging the unexpected nature of the disaster.

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