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John Spratt: reclaiming my time, I made the point earlier that the cost of catastrophes like Katrina and Rita should be spread over…

On the recordOctober 19, 2005
reclaiming my time, I made the point earlier that the cost of catastrophes like Katrina and Rita should be spread over the whole country, the whole population, but spread equitably. And it is not right to saddle that heavy burden on those least able to bear. I thank our participants for their participation. ____________________
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John Spratt
South Carolina

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