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“When giant corporations and Wall Street investors buy up all the fire truck manufacturers, it’s a threat to public safety.”
“I want to stop the spread. They are picking homes like you, and I pick tomatoes in the grocery store.”
“It is imperative that FEMA helps communities quickly respond to wildfires and increase their resilience to future wildfire disasters”
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On the recordJanuary 22, 2013
This hearing is an important step in the process of filling some of these many vacancies.
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Chris Coons
Democratic · Delaware
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Coons underscores the significance of the hearing in addressing judicial vacancies.

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