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“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 recordMarch 12, 2025
The robbing of our federal government in order to finance tax cuts for billionaires, is what is happening.
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Democratic · New York
Source
cbsnews.com

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Ocasio-Cortez criticizes the funding bill for benefiting the wealthy.

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