“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 1, 2011
By the end of the year, according to the agreement negotiated by the Bush administration, all American troops are supposed to withdraw by 2011.
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Lindsey Graham
Republican · South Carolina
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congress.gov

Editor's note · Context

Graham references the troop withdrawal timeline from Iraq set by the Bush administration.

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