“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.”
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On the recordFebruary 29, 2016
Constitutions should not be seen as never changing. That they should not be like a child in clothes that the child then grows out of and needs new clothes.
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Steve Cohen
Democratic · Tennessee
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Editor's note · Context

Cohen emphasizes the need for constitutional evolution over time.

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