“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 8, 2015
By direction of the House Republican Conference, I send to the desk a privileged resolution and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 555 Resolved, That the following named member be, and is hereby, elected to the following standing committee of the House of Representatives: Committee on the Budget: Mr. Renacci. The SPEAKER. Is there objection to the request of the gentlewoman from North Carolina? There was no objection. The resolution was agreed to. A motion to reconsider was laid on the table. ____________________
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