“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 recordNovember 19, 2015
Our folks back home are understandably frightened, and there is no question that ISIL must be destroyed and that the safety of Americans must be our first priority. But denying refuge to women and children who are fleeing rape and torture and who go through a 2-year vigorous entry process will not make us a safer country. At a time when we are trying to forge a coalition of international nations, it is self-defeating to send a message of isolation. Our antiterrorism resources must be focused on terrorists, not on innocent human beings seeking shelter from the most unspeakable horrors.
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Lois Frankel
Democratic · Florida
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