“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 6, 2012
It is, as you know, very hard to minimize or diminish the tragedy that is Fast and Furious, a horribly ill-conceived program that led to the loss of life of an agent, endangered others.
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Mike Quigley
Democratic · Illinois
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Quigley discusses the serious consequences of the Fast and Furious program.

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