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“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”
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On the recordMarch 27, 2006
if the president fails to let off some of that steam, bleed off some of that energy for change, it's actually very good for the Democrats.
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Paul Begala
Democratic · Texas
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Begala emphasizes that a lack of change in Bush's administration could benefit the Democrats in upcoming elections.

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