“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 recordFebruary 16, 2023
So if you are correct that this bill would hurt patients by driving up costs, typically when one group is being hurt in the economy, somebody else is doing better.
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Ted Cruz
Republican · Texas
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Cruz highlights the potential economic imbalance caused by the bill.

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