[So far, the relief effort could be described as] somewhat organized chaos, ... Nobody wrote a book about how to do this, and I guess we are going to write it right now. |
[The job of lawmakers at a time like this is to] make the bureaucracy work for the people we represent, ... I am not a doctor or a trained [emergency services] person. But my job is to make sure those resources are there. |
Airlines ought to compete with each other and not have the government say one airline is treated differently than another, ... That is the problem I have with this bill. It looks like it would help Northwest but doesn't help a carrier like Continental. |
Expect that to go up this year. |
I think we can always do more to get ourselves together, especially at a time of crisis, ... We can work together without having to adopt the same philosophical positions. |
I voted for the bill before I voted against the bill. I didn't want to be the Lone Ranger. |
If they are going to compete, ... then they need to compete on the whole playing field. |
It is so important for our side of the county, |
It's been a good steady, measured growth. |
On issues like this, we are trying to pull together, |
the government is responding. |
There are no hotel rooms to be had in Houston because we had 55,000 evacuees from Louisiana, |
This will literally open our end of the county, and as you know, we're already growing but this will mean a real boost. |
U.S. 90 is a major east and western thoroughfare freeway for the East Harris County region, but its true regional mobility potential cannot be reached unless the freeway links up directly with the interstate system through I-10. |
We're seeing more practices with multiple locations. ... Interest rates have been favorable for ownership. |