“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 recordMarch 23, 2023
This is not a climate policy question, right. That is not the jurisdiction of this committee.
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Brian Schatz
Democratic · Hawaii
Source
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Editor's note · Context

Clarifying that airport resiliency issues are outside the committee's climate policy jurisdiction.

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