defended

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Bettencourt, chair of the Senate Committee on Local Government, later defended the letter in an interview, arguing Texas could not allow counties to block growth with “a crazy patchwork quilt” of regulations.

From Salon • Jun. 6, 2026

Becerra helped craft the Affordable Care Act in Congress and defended it as attorney general, and Joe Biden nominated him to serve as Health and Human Services secretary.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

The move would break with a strategy that Benchmark has long defended.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

Protests over a fiercely contested Ebola quarantine centre for US nationals in Kenya have killed one man, a rights group said Tuesday, as President William Ruto defended the planned centre.

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

Apparently the walls ringing and crisscrossing the city were intended for privacy, not protection; Wari was not located in an easily defended spot.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann