“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 14, 2010
BP really has wanted to shut down this well as quickly as possible, although their incompetence has made it impossible for them to achieve that goal.
Said by
Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts
Source
transcripts.cnn.com

Editor's note · Context

Criticizing BP's handling of the oil spill and their desire to shut down the well quickly.

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