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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 recordMay 11, 2023
I think FPISC having authority to drive that process forward makes a lot of sense.
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Angus King
Independent · Maine
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Senator King supports the Federal Permitting Council's role in expediting processes.

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