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Charles W. Stenholm: “I just think making a differentiation between disasters in Nebraska and South Dakota and Texas from those disasters in…”

On the recordOctober 6, 2004
I just think making a differentiation between disasters in Nebraska and South Dakota and Texas from those disasters in Florida, which I concur are very serious and should be addressed, but it really makes no real sense for us to set a precedent of deciding some disasters are worse than others. You were making that point. I just wanted to say, we are not arguing that point. We are saying a disaster is a disaster, and the President in his request to this body did not require offsets of the disasters which you are defending and supporting, which I concur with you. What I do not understand is why the leadership on your side has suddenly decided we want a separate rule for other disasters. That makes no sense.
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Discussing disaster relief funding and offsets during a House floor debate.

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