“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 recordMarch 8, 2017
I am concerned that the President's plan lacks actual funding and, instead, would put a burden on State and local taxpayers to pay for those programs.
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Nita Lowey
Democratic · New York
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Editor's note · Context

Lowey criticizes the President's infrastructure plan for lacking funding and burdening taxpayers.

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