“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 27, 2021
I can assure you that if a criminal referral would be warranted, there would be no reluctance on the part of the committee to do that.
Said by
Bennie Thompson
Democratic · Mississippi
Source
msnbc.com

Editor's note · Context

Thompson discusses the potential for criminal referrals related to Trump's actions during the January 6 attack.

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