“I think we can all unequivocally say in 2026, football is not going anywhere.”
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“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 recordMarch 19, 2024
we know our government conducts wargames to understand what happens when China inevitably takes back Taiwan.
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Jim McGovern
Democratic · Massachusetts
Source
congress.gov

Editor's note · Context

Stresses the need for U.S. agriculture to prepare for potential conflict with China.

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