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“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 recordJune 6, 2023
One urgent issue that the Commission can help to address is the barrage of harassment that is targeting election workers.
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Peter Welch
Democratic · Vermont
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Welch highlights the harassment faced by election workers as a critical issue.

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