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Ken Calvert: “The quickest way to destroy the human race is to destroy the bees”

On the recordApril 10, 2018
The quickest way to destroy the human race is to destroy the bees
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Ken Calvert
Republican · California

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Calvert emphasizes the importance of bees for humanity's survival.

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