On the recordMay 15, 2013
I was on the phone a little bit earlier. My hometown was hit by a tornado last night, and my staff was downtown and giving me a report on the damage. We had millions of dollars of damage.
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congress.gov“I was on the phone a little bit earlier. My hometown was hit by a tornado last night, and my staff was downtown and giving me a report on the damage. We had millions of dollars of damage.”
Barton discusses damage from a tornado in his hometown.
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