“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 21, 2020
That refusal is yet another example of the Trump administration shirking its responsibility to answer to Congress and the American people on its bungled response to COVID-19.
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Bennie Thompson
Democratic · Mississippi
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Critiques the Trump administration for not cooperating with Congress on pandemic oversight.

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