“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.”

Political Quotes

On the recordJuly 18, 2023
These weather events, with climate change are getting more and more frequent, and it is more and more urgent that we try to make our systems resilient.
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Peter Welch
Democratic · Vermont
Source
congress.gov

Editor's note · Context

Welch highlights the increasing frequency of climate-related weather events and the need for resilient systems.

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