“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 recordAugust 29, 2019
You can't make fun of people that have had lands for generations and we got to respect those private property rights of those individuals.
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Henry Cuellar
Democratic · Texas
Source
transcripts.cnn.com

Editor's note · Context

Cuellar argues against joking about land seizures, highlighting the seriousness of the issue for affected families.

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