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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 recordDecember 14, 2011
Well, that sounds to me like a recipe where we are not going to get to where we need to be anytime soon.
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Bob Menendez
Democratic · New Jersey
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Menendez expresses skepticism about progress in addressing issues related to drug trafficking.

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