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Shelley Moore Capito: Well, my question would be, if that's available to FEMA now to be able to more accurately predict the ebb and flow of…

On the recordSeptember 27, 2007
Well, my question would be, if that's available to FEMA now to be able to more accurately predict the ebb and flow of water across the United States and the coastal regions, why isn't that being used by FEMA right now, if that's available? Is it statutorial?
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Shelley Moore Capito
Republican · West Virginia

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Questioning FEMA's use of available resources for water prediction.

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