“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.”
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On the recordJune 24, 2015
That doesn't respond to Congress not being told about it until they read about it in the paper.
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Jackie Speier
Democratic · California
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Editor's note · Context

Speier criticized the military for not informing Congress about issues until they were reported in the media.

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