“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 11, 2016
At some point, if we don't put conditions on money coming in, the spigot always being turned on and never being turned off, then we are not going to get the kind of results we are looking for.
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Jackie Speier
Democratic · California
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Speier stresses the need for conditions on financial aid to ensure accountability.

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