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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 recordSeptember 22, 2011
I don't see where he has threatened the President at all.
Said by
Gregory Meeks
Democratic · New York
Source
congress.gov

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Meeks defends AFL-CIO president Trumka against claims of threatening the President.

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