“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 recordOctober 13, 2021
There are poor people who are not going to be able to access those basic necessities of life, even something as simple as just handing cash to a child to get their meal at school.
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Sylvia Rodriguez Garcia
Democratic · Texas
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Garcia highlights the challenges faced by poor individuals in a cashless society.

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