“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 14, 2011
Hugo Chavez is using the national patrimony of Venezuela to buy both influence in the hemisphere and, of course, in his own election.
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Bob Menendez
Democratic · New Jersey
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Menendez discusses Chavez's use of national resources for political gain.

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