“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 recordDecember 5, 2023
It's ridiculous. We have EPA standards on a combine that's a fire hazard that we apply to big trucks, but they shouldn't be applying them to emissions because this is a national security issue.
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Jim McGovern
Democratic · Massachusetts
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congress.gov

Editor's note · Context

McGovern argues against inappropriate EPA standards for farming equipment, citing national security.

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