“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 recordJuly 11, 2023
I think it is really important that we dig in to how our Federal agencies are weaponizing Americans' retirement accounts to achieve political objectives that can't be achieved through the ballot box.
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Mike Lawler
Republican · New York
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Lawler expresses concern over federal agencies using retirement funds for political goals.

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