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Tweet - "Many areas of Illinois struggle to receive federal aid after severe weather strikes. @SenDuckworth & I are introducing the Fairness in Federal Disaster Declarations Act to fix @fema's broken metrics used to determine disaster assistance."

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By: Dick Durbin

Date: July 15, 2021

Issues: National Security

"Many areas of Illinois struggle to receive federal aid after severe weather strikes. @SenDuckworth & I are introducing the Fairness in Federal Disaster Declarations Act to fix @fema's broken metrics used to determine disaster assistance. https://www.durbin.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/durbin-duckworth-introduce-bill-to-bring-fairness-to-fema-disaster-declaration-process"

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