“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 recordJune 23, 2014
It is my hope that this committee with its strong history of bipartisanship, can choose the former and be a model for effective leadership on this matter.
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Henry Cuellar
Democratic · Texas
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Cuellar urges the committee to act collaboratively to address the crisis effectively.

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