“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 16, 2010
If they would have said from day one that 60,000 barrels of oil was the worst-case scenario that was coming out of this well...
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Steve Scalise
Republican · Louisiana
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Editor's note · Context

Scalise emphasizes the importance of accurate communication regarding the oil spill's severity for effective response.

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