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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”
“They are picking houses the way you pick tomatoes at the grocery store.”
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On the recordMarch 17, 2009
This is the first time in 7 years that I have not been a Member of the Homeland Security Committee, and it is a great honor and privilege that you have extended to me to participate in today's hearing.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts
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Editor's note · Context

Markey expresses gratitude for participating in the hearing after leaving the Homeland Security Committee.

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