“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 28, 2022
Well, it was obviously a double cross by Joe Manchin. You know, just two weeks ago, we’ve said he wasn’t going to support a bill like this.
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Tom Cotton
Republican · Arkansas
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msnbc.com

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Tom Cotton accuses Joe Manchin of betraying Republicans by supporting a new climate and social spending plan.

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