“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 recordFebruary 26, 1932
Mrs. Wanda Coolidge Carver may be appointed as under clerk, grade CAF-1, $1,260 per annum, navy yard, Washington, D. C., in lieu of an existing vacancy in the rating of typewriter, grade CAF-1, without regard to the civil-service act or rules.
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Herbert Hoover
Republican · California
Source
presidency.ucsb.edu

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Executive Order 5811—Authorizing the Appointment of Mrs. Wanda Coolidge Carver

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