Well, she didn't run after me, ... She just told me I forgot one of the sheets. |
Were we able to fully meet every need? No, given fiscal constraints, we focused our limited resources on eliminating the most serious and detrimental vulnerabilities of our homeland security, |
Whatever my wife tells me to do with it, |
While we continue to provide much-needed assistance in federal resources, we must provide an accountable structure for ensuring that these taxpayer dollars are spent wisely and in a systematic way, |
Yes, it will cost an extraordinary amount of money ... and yes, it will obviously increase the deficit significantly in the short term, |
You need a single point where all federal funds go through so you have accountability, |
You used to be able to tell your kid, don't talk to strangers, don't take money from strangers. |
You're not going to get vaccine production in the U.S. unless you have liability protection, ... The risk of a major liability suit far outweighs the potential rate of return that you'd get on the investment. |
[After that, residents would be able to get different types of federal assistance,] in some cases outright grants, in some cases low-interest or no-interest loans, ... And those problems will be coordinated through both our office and the governor's office. |
[Saying that the relief work is] proceeding in a rather haphazard way, ... We must now look ahead to ensure that the massive amount of federal dollars are being spent effectively and efficiently on reconstruction and rehabilitation efforts in the effected Gulf Coast region. |
[The administration has] bought into the idea this should be a bottom-up thing, ... The danger is confusion, inefficiency and huge bureaucratic frustration. |