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Description: The big questions now center on whether Washington can deliver relief. NewsdayTV's Syeda Abbas speaks to Long Islanders and breaks it down with Newsday's White House correspondent Laura Figueroa Hernandez.

<p>The big questions now center on whether Washington can deliver relief. NewsdayTV&#39;s&nbsp;Syeda Abbas speaks to Long Islanders and breaks it down with Newsday&#39;s White House correspondent&nbsp;Laura Figueroa Hernandez.</p>


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