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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.”
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On the recordJuly 2, 2026
“They would have been far better off just sitting there in silence than trying to interrupt and cause a scene,”
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Mike Lawler
Republican · New York
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Statement to TMZ after the hearing.

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