“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.”

Political Quotes

On the recordApril 18, 2023
I am quite worried that we are going to keep rebuilding these places because there is a political economy around ignoring the facts of the matter.
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Brian Schatz
Democratic · Hawaii
Source
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Editor's note · Context

Expresses concern about repeated federal funding for rebuilding due to political neglect of climate realities.

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