“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.”
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On the recordJanuary 23, 2017
there has been a lack of parity as to the treatment and the access to care for the mental health side
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Mazie Hirono
Democratic · Hawaii
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Highlighting the disparity in mental health treatment access.

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