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“We Must All Do More To Combat Escalating Gun Violence Ravaging Our Communities”

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House Passes $9.7B In Sandy Flood Aid

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Hakeem Jeffries (NY-8) cast an important vote in support of a measure that passed the House 354-67 on January 3, 2013 authorizing the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), which is under the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), to raise the borrowing authority by $9.7 billion in order to cover claims by […]