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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 recordMay 17, 2022
I think, you know, as we pass the IIJA, we obviously, the longer the delay, the less the money, the supply chain is going up; inflation is going up. Everything is going to cost more.
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Shelley Moore Capito
Republican · West Virginia
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Discussing the financial implications of delays in conservation projects.

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