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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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“Protecting and defending innocent life is and remains important to our Legislature, governor, attorney general and citizens.”

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On the recordJune 18, 2024
We should never ever listen to people like that.
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Rand Paul
Republican · Kentucky
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Editor's note · Context

Criticizing those who support benign uses of gain-of-function research.

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