“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 28, 1929
By virtue of the authority vested in me by the act of Congress approved August 1, 1914
Said by
Herbert Hoover
Republican · California
Source
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Editor's note · Context

Executive Order 5130—Extension of Customs Collection District No. 20 to Include Portions of Plaquemines Parish, New Orleans

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