“I think we can all unequivocally say in 2026, football is not going anywhere.”
“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.”
“Protecting and defending innocent life is and remains important to our Legislature, governor, attorney general and citizens.”

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On the recordJuly 14, 2020
If American people stop trusting their institutions to the point where it's not governable, guess what? Bad guys win.
Said by
Mike Rogers
Republican · Alabama
Source
congress.gov

Editor's note · Context

Stressing the importance of public trust in institutions to prevent adversaries from gaining an advantage.

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