“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 15, 2021
it does not make sense, I think, to punish taxpayers in States like New Jersey that choose to make investments in their people and in their infrastructure
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Bob Menendez
Democratic · New Jersey
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Menendez argues against penalizing states like New Jersey for their investments.

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