“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 recordAugust 25, 2021
The filing of litigation for that purpose is clearly an abuse of the judicial process and it warrants the imposition of sanctions.
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Bennie Thompson
Democratic · Mississippi
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Describing the intent behind the Trump lawyers' lawsuit and the need for sanctions.

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