“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 recordJanuary 18, 1932
This order shall apply to all such contracts for which bids are hereafter invited.
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Herbert Hoover
Republican · California
Source
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Editor's note · Context

Executive Order 5778—Stipulations for the Payment of Prevailing Rate of Wages in Public Building Contracts

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