“Already, some $2 billion per day is being spent on the recovery efforts. We simply cannot wait for existing structures to organize and ramp up or create a whole new bureaucracy that will take many months to get up and running. We need controls that are visible and on the ground as soon as possible,”
“We're here to send a message that our first priority and our highest obligation is to help all of those affected by this disaster. All of us are united to help the Gulf Coast recover from this extraordinary natural disaster.”
“My personal discussions with Judge Roberts, as well as his responses during the Judiciary Committee hearings, have convinced me that he respects precedents and will apply the law and Constitution fairly,”
“If anything, you're further separating the entities. We know that a lot of law-enforcement officials believe it would be better instead to bring them together.”
“This means so much to me because my father is a World War II vet, ... and he taught me from an early age to honor these veterans. He taught me they sacrificed enormously so we could live in a free country.”
