The outlook and future of McDowell County is brighter now than it has been for years, ... We have moved mountains in the last nine months, and we are now about to move mountains again. When you look at what is happening in McDowell County, there might be more construction going on in McDowell County right now than anywhere else in the state. Things are happening. |
The people of West Virginia have made it clear that they will no longer tolerate a government that is out of step with the economy of this state. |
The price of gas at the pump has impacted this nation. It's killing all of us, ... We're seeing it in the cost of doing business running the state. We're seeing it in the cost of a family trying to take care of themselves. |
They told us they have 12 alive. |
They want a positive conclusion, ... They want to be able to work. |
This has not been what has caused the price to increase, ... The Republican administration has to do something. |
Twenty-one percent of West Virginians are not connected to water, 45 percent are not connected to sewer. I cannot live with those statistics, I want them reduced and then wiped out completely. |
We as governors have very little control. We need to discover - the National Governors Association, the Southern Governors Association - where the true culprit is. |
We have reduced sales tax on food. Now we want it eliminated, |
We know it's going to happen again, a flood or a natural disaster, ... People need a place to call home for a period of time. |
We need to do a much better job of educating our children about their career choices. |
We shouldn't accept mediocrity as the best a politician can do, |
We will not add to any price increases to West Virginians, |
We're still sitting down in Houston. He (Perry) wants us to try to take these people, ... Every governor is getting frustrated, We will help if they'll just let us. |