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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 recordJuly 20, 2026
And right now in the Gulf, what we're seeing is our country's hurting. Countries in the region are hurting.
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Chris Van Hollen
Democratic · Maryland
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Commenting on the situation in the Gulf region.

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