“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”
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On the recordDecember 12, 2011
And if you felt they did not have the sufficient personnel or wherewithal to pursue it, you would have the ability to order them to do that?
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Bob Menendez
Democratic · New Jersey
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Editor's note · Context

Menendez asks about the authority to ensure adequate resources for reviewing appeals.

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