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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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Political Quotes

On the recordSeptember 6, 2022
I wouldn't be betting on what is going to happen every year in an appropriations process here in the U.S. Congress.
Said by
Shelley Moore Capito
Republican · West Virginia
Source
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Editor's note · Context

Capito expresses skepticism about relying on annual appropriations for legislation.

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