“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”
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On the recordJuly 11, 2016
We are coming to that point, I think. And so we are going to have to make some decisions here.
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John Garamendi
Democratic · California
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Garamendi stresses the urgency of making decisions regarding Arctic policy.

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