“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”
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On the recordFebruary 6, 2019
The parallels between the scandals of a century ago that gave birth to this 1924 law and the present day are really remarkable.
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Brendan Boyle
Democratic · Pennsylvania
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Drawing parallels between historical scandals and current issues.

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