“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 recordSeptember 19, 2020
Mitch McConnell's base is not all those wonderful people who vote for him, it's the financial people who are flooding his party with dark money.
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Paul Begala
Democratic · Texas
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Paul Begala discusses the influence of financial backers on Mitch McConnell's political decisions.

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