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“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 recordSeptember 6, 2017
I am now pleased to yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman from the great State of New York (Ms. Clarke), a member of our subcommittee.
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Janice Schakowsky
Democratic · Illinois
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