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Mike McCaul: “Twenty-one thousand fires, and it takes this type of explosion to finally get the attention of the President”

On the recordOctober 16, 2011
Twenty-one thousand fires, and it takes this type of explosion to finally get the attention of the President
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Mike McCaul
Republican · Texas

Editor's note · Context

McCaul criticizes the delayed federal disaster response despite numerous fires.

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