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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 recordSeptember 25, 2025
Listen Russ, you are a malignant political hack. We will not be intimidated by your threat to engage in mass firings. Get lost.
Said by
Hakeem Jeffries
Democratic · New York
Source
nypost.com

Editor's note · Context

Jeffries responds to the OMB memo about potential mass firings during a government shutdown.

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