“A bad storm happened in my district. I want the government to spend money on fixing it. I talked to a lot of people. I want to be seen doing something.”
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Extreme Weather
A debate where a Democrat representative talked about a bad storm in his district and how he wants the government to spend money fixing it. He mentioned working with local officials, but mostly seemed to want to be seen doing something.