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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”
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On the recordMarch 28, 2023
it is very, very important that those ports remain open because it is our Number 1 trading partner
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Jon Tester
Democratic · Montana
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Emphasizing the importance of keeping ports open for trade.

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