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While touring hard-hit Piermont, Sen. Charles Schumer calls for more disaster centers

Senator Charles Schumer, center, Congresswoman Nita Lowey, right,

Photo credit: Elizabeth Daza | Senator Charles Schumer, center, Congresswoman Nita Lowey, right, and other Rockland County officials tour the area in Piermont damaged in the aftermath of hurricane Sandy. (Nov. 12, 2012)

Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) visited storm-damaged homes and businesses in Piermont on Monday and called on the Federal Emergency Management Agency to put more boots on the ground to help residents get the disaster relief they need.

Rockland County was hit hard by Hurricane Sandy, with dozens of property owners along the Hudson River losing their homes to floodwaters, and tens of thousands...

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