“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 recordJune 15, 2015
Of course, you and I have talked at length about the difficulties at WIPP and the problems it is going to cause in meeting a 2018 deadline.
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Jim Risch
Republican · Idaho
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Risch emphasizes the importance of meeting the WIPP deadline to avoid issues.

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