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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.”
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On the recordJune 13, 2016
This is also not an inexpensive proposition because our gas company is looking to spend some $200 million in order to set up this system.
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Mazie Hirono
Democratic · Hawaii
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Hirono discusses the high costs associated with setting up an LNG system.

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