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On the recordNovember 1, 2017
It is long past the time for the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform to conduct oversight hearings on the slow and ineffective response to the devastation.
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Stacey Plaskett
Democratic · Virgin Islands

Editor's note · Context

Calls for hearings on the inadequate federal response to hurricane devastation in U.S. territories.

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