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On the recordJanuary 16, 2018
As Members of Congress, we need to make sure that FEMA's mapping gets up to speed and that communities are not being asked to rely on false information and bad mapping estimates.
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Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic · Rhode Island

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Whitehouse emphasizes the need for accurate FEMA mapping to protect communities.

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