“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.”

Political Quotes

On the recordFebruary 13, 2017
It is absolutely scary. I thank the gentlewoman for participating in this very timely conversation. We needed to have this conversation with the country.
Said by
Marc Veasey
Democratic · Texas
Source
govinfo.gov

Share

Share on XShare on FacebookEmail this quote

More from Marc Veasey

Sep 28, 2023

Had I been present, I would have voted ``aye'' on rollcall No. 491. Amendment No. 70 Offered by Mr. Roy The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished business is the demand for a recorded vote on amendment No. 70, printed in part D of House Report…

govinfo.gov
Jan 11, 2024

I want to sort of paint a picture for everybody about what Dallas, Texas, was like. Like most other cities in Texas, when Eddie Bernice Johnson came from Waco and decided to settle in Dallas, it was not a great place for Black people to…

govinfo.gov
Mar 9, 2023

Everything we are talking about today is about the connectivity that will empower, improve education, improve healthcare outcomes.

congress.gov
Mar 27, 2023

something else that hurts Black children, too, is when there is misinformation put on social media about their parents and their grandparents stuffing ballot boxes, cheating, and elections being stolen in places like Atlanta and Milwaukee.

congress.gov
View all Marc Veasey quotes

Other voices in this conversation