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Patrick Leahy: “The bill does not define ``natural disaster,'' but the near record water level lows in the Great Lakes caused by drought…”

On the recordDecember 19, 2012
The bill does not define ``natural disaster,'' but the near record water level lows in the Great Lakes caused by drought and unusually warm weather leading to increased evaporation are certainly contributing to significant drought-like consequences at Great Lakes ports and harbors.
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Patrick Leahy
Democratic · Vermont
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Dec 19, 2012

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