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Rob Wittman: “But then also what we do with higher tides and storm events…”

Featuring: Rob Wittman, Republican | U.S. House Virginia, 1st Congressional District

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Wittman Highlights Preservation Efforts in Historic Jamestowne

Published | Video Starts at 03:42

And we all know that, you know that that environment is very dynamic with subsidence, that is, you know, coastal plains sort of sinking. That's just part of geology. But then also what we do with higher tides and storm events and those things that have had an impact there on the site. Yeah, absolutely. The flooding does seem to be getting worse on Jamestown Island. And we're trying to identify ways to sort of stave off that recurrent flooding in future years. (03:42–03:50)

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