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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”
“They are picking houses the way you pick tomatoes at the grocery store.”
“Protecting and defending innocent life is and remains important to our Legislature, governor, attorney general and citizens.”

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On the recordJune 1, 2023
Actually, we should have been making this transition years ago, and we are trying to make it in a hurry because we are in a crisis situation.
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Angus King
Independent · Maine
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Editor's note · Context

Emphasizing the urgency of transitioning due to climate change impacts.

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