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Sheila Jackson Lee: We have about three large shelters. We know people can still come and when I left, people were still walking in.

On the recordAugust 29, 2017
We have about three large shelters. We know people can still come and when I left, people were still walking in.
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Sheila Jackson Lee
Democratic · Texas

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Jackson Lee describes the ongoing shelter efforts for evacuees.

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