“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 recordMay 11, 2021
The Constitution grants Congress . . . the power to acquire, dispose of, and govern territory, not the power to decide when and where [the Constitution's] terms apply.
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Raúl Grijalva
Democratic · Arizona
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Grijalva emphasizes Congress's limited power regarding territorial governance.

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