“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 recordJune 29, 2020
This hearing is particularly timely as our Nation is simultaneously confronting a global health crisis, a severe economic downturn, and centuries of systemic racism.
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Frank Pallone
Democratic · New Jersey
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Pallone highlights the urgency of addressing mental health amid multiple crises.

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