“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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“Protecting and defending innocent life is and remains important to our Legislature, governor, attorney general and citizens.”

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On the recordApril 20, 2022
This is a playbook out of Putin. And we saw where this goes. This is co-opting private companies, saying you got to bend to my will, or we`re going to directly penalize you.
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Jared Polis
Democratic · Colorado
Source
msnbc.com

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Polis criticizes DeSantis for threatening companies that do not align with his political views.

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