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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 recordFebruary 4, 2023
Well, I don't know that you can do a one-to-one comparison with the last Cold War. But certainly you see this kind of great power competition.
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Pete Buttigieg
Democratic · Indiana
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nbcnews.com

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Buttigieg discusses the current geopolitical tensions with China, comparing them to the Cold War.

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