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Governor Bill Lee praises swift state response, says long road remains for East Tennessee recovery
Summary
Governor Bill Lee told a joint convention of the Tennessee General Assembly the state responded immediately to an East Tennessee disaster that he said caused about $1.2 billion in damages and that more work remains to complete recovery.
Governor Bill Lee told members of a joint convention of the Tennessee General Assembly that East Tennesseans are continuing to recover from a severe disaster that the governor said caused about $1.2 billion in damage.
"East Tennesseeans continue to face an unprecedented disaster, damages to the tune of 1,200,000,000. And our initial response at the state was immediate and substantial," Governor Bill Lee said…
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