I thought for sure the government at some level would have solved my problems for me, but since that doesn't look like it's going to happen, we have to go this route.

The Senators came to Jackson when we had no professional baseball and when many people thought we'd never have it again. From beginning to end, they did a professional job and put a quality product on the field.

Katrina exposed serious problems in our response capability at all levels of government, ... And to the extent that the federal government didn't fully do its job right, I take responsibility.

I understand that the government faces its biggest problems on the southern border, and that's where they're putting their resources. But we have problems that need to be addressed, too . . . I don't want to see any terrorists coming in from Canada.

Most government officials are rushing headlong to solve the problems of 50 years ago, with their ears assailed by the sound of snails whizzing by

There was to be no talk of barriers and problems that had dominated the government-oriented conferences for so long, which of course is helpful for justifying government support.