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“I want to stop the spread. They are picking homes like you, and I pick tomatoes in the grocery store.”
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On the recordJune 22, 2021
The attributes that qualify her as Secretary of the Interior--compassion, experience, intelligence, and fair-mindedness--is precisely what our country needs at this moment in time.
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Raúl Grijalva
Democratic · Arizona
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Grijalva highlights the essential qualities of Secretary Haaland for current challenges.

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