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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 recordFebruary 11, 2016
I think this hearing is so important that it should be held as a full committee hearing.
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Jackie Speier
Democratic · California
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Speier emphasizes the importance of the hearing on Afghanistan spending.

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