“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 recordSeptember 12, 2023
If you are the champion of those people why in the hell would you flood the Nation with competition to those individuals, and drive down their wages?
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Eric Burlison
Republican · Missouri
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Burlison questions the logic of supporting immigration while claiming to protect low-wage workers.

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