“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 recordSeptember 27, 2023
The AUMF is meaningless and our discussion at this hearing and many other hearings is meaningless unless the War Powers Act is binding on the Administration.
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Chris Smith
Republican · New Jersey
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Smith argues the AUMF lacks significance without the War Powers Act being binding.

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