“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.”
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On the recordOctober 3, 2021
the committee will probably, to those who don`t agree to come in voluntarily, we will do criminal referrals and let that process work out.
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Bennie Thompson
Democratic · Mississippi
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msnbc.com

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Thompson discusses the committee's plan to issue criminal referrals for those who do not comply with subpoenas.

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