“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 recordFebruary 7, 2017
Fiscal uncertainty and lack of a demand signal that drove us to this poor supply availability makes it difficult to optimize our processes.
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Mazie Hirono
Democratic · Hawaii
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Hirono discusses challenges in ground equipment readiness due to fiscal uncertainty.

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