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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 recordJuly 20, 2026
We need those people on the ground every day, listening to foreign countries, advising, you know, the administration on what course of action to take.
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Chris Van Hollen
Democratic · Maryland
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Emphasizing the need for diplomats in the Gulf.

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