“I think we can all unequivocally say in 2026, football is not going anywhere.”
“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”
“When giant corporations and Wall Street investors buy up all the fire truck manufacturers, it’s a threat to public safety.”
“They are picking houses the way you pick tomatoes at the grocery store.”
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On the recordFebruary 23, 2021
Should we look at other punishment, if you will? Should we look at criminal sanctions for intentional discrimination by the landlords, the builders, the mortgage companies?
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Sylvia Rodriguez Garcia
Democratic · Texas
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Garcia questions the need for criminal sanctions against discriminatory practices in housing.

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