“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 11, 2025
What people don’t see and what they don’t really experience is that being the first means being the only.
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Democratic · New York
Source
motherjones.com

Editor's note · Context

Ocasio-Cortez highlights the loneliness of being a trailblazer in politics.

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