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“Lemmings with suicide vests. It's kind of an insult to lemmings to call them lemmings, so they'd have to be more than just a lemming, because jumping to your death is not enough.”

Quote by Devin Nunes

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Devin Nunes is a U.S. Republican politician currently serving as the chair of the House Committee on Agriculture. Born on October 1, 1973, Nunes has been representing California's 22nd congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives since 2011. more

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