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“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”
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“Protecting and defending innocent life is and remains important to our Legislature, governor, attorney general and citizens.”

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On the recordFebruary 11, 2025
We find ourselves in a moment of emboldened white supremacy and anti-Black racism, and a weaponized Supreme Court that is actively gutting protections and progress that has been made.
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Ayanna Pressley
Democratic · Massachusetts
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Pressley highlights the current state of racial injustice and legal challenges to civil rights.

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