He is still dialed in and gives good counsel, and that is what we are seeking. |
I think that he is one of the most unique voices in all of jazz. Nobody sounds like him. |
If I was a singer, I'd never do a tribute to Ray, ... If I was a piano player, I'd never do a tribute to Ray. But to take somebody that's so far away from what you do that you really love (I figured that) could be some interesting music. It's really been fun. |
If there's a perception that [the state is] trying to bypass the consent decree, there will be a direct impact on federal funding. |
It makes a difficult job even harder, because there are holes we have to fill. Some of these proposals aren't new, but in an even tighter budget year, the problems are exacerbated. |
It's easy to talk about it in the abstract, but the devil's always in the details. |
It's very common for members to change their priorities. |
Katrina strengthens the House's hand that we need to stick to this budget. |
legal assistance from Democrats trying to cover up a report that would tar them. |
Military bases were damaged that need to be repaired. Those levees (in New Orleans) need to be repaired, so the Army Corps of Engineers is going to need money, ... There's highway money that's going to be needed for all the interstates that have been damaged. There are damages to the wildlife refuges down there. |
The administration has threatened to veto the bill over this extraneous rider, and there are too many important initiatives in the bill for that to happen. |
The chairman has been getting earmarks for his district for 25 years ... long before this firm existed. |
The language is still being massaged, but the intent would be to block this specific deal. |
This is music I've known since I first started to play the guitar. Ray's music was one of my inspirations: He was a super soul-music man, but he was also a jazz musician, too. I see him as the height of honest expression. |
We have concerns about how they got to this reported crisis. We've given them everything they've asked for. That should get them through it. |