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On the recordDecember 8, 2015
I mean the pictures are horrible, and I do not want to minimize the disaster effect. We also want to put it in perspective.
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Don Beyer
Democratic · Virginia

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Beyer acknowledges the disaster's severity while emphasizing the need for perspective.

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