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“When giant corporations and Wall Street investors buy up all the fire truck manufacturers, it’s a threat to public safety.”
“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”
“They are picking houses the way you pick tomatoes at the grocery store.”
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On the recordJuly 10, 2019
May I inquire as to how much time each side has remaining. The CHAIR. The gentleman from Washington has 5 minutes remaining. The gentleman from Texas has 3 \3/4\ quarter minutes remaining.
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Democratic · Washington
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