On the positive side, I'm very impressed so far with Vice Admiral Allen, |
One of the appropriation bills, the Transportation Treasury HUD Appropriation Bill, had money put into the bill at the committee level, ... When it comes out of committee once we return to session after Labor Day, we'll be passing it off the floor of the Senate. I'm confident that money will be there, plus maybe a little more if possible in the final conference committee version. |
Our goal is to have a full and fair debate vote in September, ... If Judge Roberts is to be confirmed, we'd like to have him on the court by the time it goes back into session Oct. 3. |
Please know that I will continue to be a full partner in that effort, trying to get whatever federal Funding and assistance is possible, |
Richard is a senior member of the House's Transportation Committee, ... I was on a relevant Senate committee. We were both named to the joint legislative committee which developed the final version of the bill. If not for Richard's leadership, a lot of this wouldn't have gotten done. |
Right now, we're transitioning from immediate issues of saving lives to long-term issues of rebuilding, including rebuilding the job base, |
Right now, we're transitioning from immediate issues of saving lives to long-term issues of rebuilding, including rebuilding the job base. |
Ronald Reagan's vision of smaller government, less taxes, and a strong national defense has led to a prosperous America. As president, he rebuilt our military and reinvigorated our confidence in ourselves. |
She suggested basically that a lot more was being read into that than what she was trying to express, |
That is a subject of a lot of discussion between many of us and the administration, |
That makes a lot of sense, ... I don't have a problem with that. |
That would be absolutely horrible news for our Gulf states. |
The first thing we did was increase the amount we bring back to Louisiana, ... We have been and still are what's called a 'donor state.' For every $1 of federal gasoline tax that we spend, we get less than $1 back in federal highway funds. That's wrong, particularly because we are very needy and are considered a relatively poor state. |
The person would have no authority the government doesn't already have. It would be someone who could cut through the red tape. |
The situation has gotten a lot better. The water is not rising right now in New Orleans. |