“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.”
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On the recordJuly 31, 2013
if you really want to argue for more money for it, then you have to argue for less someplace else or, as I have advocated, for more revenue.
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Adam Smith
Democratic · Washington
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Emphasizing the need for balanced budget discussions regarding defense funding.

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