“I think we can all unequivocally say in 2026, football is not going anywhere.”
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“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 recordJanuary 31, 2017
Thank you, and thank you, Tennessee, for the State lottery.
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Steve Cohen
Democratic · Tennessee
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Editor's note · Context

Cohen expresses gratitude for funding from the Tennessee State lottery.

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