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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 recordApril 17, 2023
Eisenhower retook Europe in 11 months. I am not sure we need to wait three or four years to decide how much wood we are going to cut.
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Angus King
Independent · Maine
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Editor's note · Context

Senator King emphasizes urgency in determining timber harvest levels.

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