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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 16, 2023
The clock is ticking here for these folks, so anything that we can do to speed that up, they really need the help.
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Peter Welch
Democratic · Vermont
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Welch stresses the urgency of providing assistance to struggling farmers.

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