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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.”
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“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 recordMay 15, 2023
They are part of an effort to deny Americans who live in Washington the right to participate in representative government.
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Cori Bush
Democratic · Missouri
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Bush argues that hearings are undermining D.C. residents' representation.

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