“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 recordJuly 18, 2010
This has just been a continuing pattern of prevarication that has been engaged in by BP since the very beginning. It's completely unacceptable.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts
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transcripts.cnn.com

Editor's note · Context

Markey criticizes BP for their lack of transparency and ongoing dishonesty regarding the oil spill.

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