I've never understood the allure of putting your name on a building that was built with taxpayers' money.

I would be embarrassed to tell you how many folks ran saying that they weren't going to spend a bunch of money, they weren't going to raise the debt ceiling, and then they went to Washington, D.C., and did exactly that.

We cannot have another experience like we've had in my freshman class, of people saying one thing and doing another.

There are jobs that American citizens will not do. We can talk about why that is. We can talk about how our welfare state is broken, how we encourage people not to work, but that doesn't help the farmer pick his peaches this summer.

There's some allure to having your name attached to that project. But for our own reasons, that's one that we passed on. We're a little uncomfortable with some of the price points they're charging.

Putting up a brand new building next to them doesn't replace blight. Redevelopment in its name looks to improve or increase the development in that area. It takes a certain vision both by the public officials and the developer that is willing to go in there.