“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.”
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On the recordMarch 8, 2011
The $350 million Recovery Act funding we used in fiscal year 2010 to handle claims was not included in our continuing resolution level.
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Richard Shelby
Republican · Alabama
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Shelby discusses funding issues faced by the Social Security Administration.

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