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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 recordMarch 7, 2024
I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Lujan). Without objection, it is so ordered. The Republican whip.
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Republican · South Dakota
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