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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”
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On the recordFebruary 10, 2009
Barack Obama is now the President of the United States because he said there should be change in Washington.
Said by
Gregory Meeks
Democratic · New York
Source
congress.gov

Editor's note · Context

Meeks highlights Obama's call for change amidst a credibility crisis in Congress and the financial sector.

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