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On the recordJuly 27, 2009
Hurricanes account for billions of dollars of economic loss--an average of more than $35 billion annually in the last 5 years alone.
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Kay Bailey Hutchison
Republican · Texas

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Hutchison highlights the significant economic impact of hurricanes on the U.S.

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