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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 18, 2023
I would really like to get information as to the money that we put in: Is it actually having an effect?
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Jon Tester
Democratic · Montana
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Tester questions the effectiveness of defense budget allocations.

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