It wasn't easy. Certainly serious economic harm was inflicted. But we did what we had to do to keep the city running and running safely.

You have to take away some of tax breaks for the wealthy, and you have to cut back on some entitlements. Because, unless we do all of these things, it just doesn't work. And what's good theater and what's good politics isn't necessarily good economic policy.

The dollar had been oversold on worries that damage inflicted by Katrina would be extensive and very serious.

It's not easy during or after the campaign and I am sure that he realized that. I certainly am sorry to hear that health issues have impacted him and affected what he wanted to do. I certainly hope that his health improves quickly and dramatically.

We can be certain that cities around the world will compete for the jobs that the next revival of the financial services industry will bring.

We can only solve our biggest problems if we come together and embrace the freedoms that our Founding Fathers established right here in Philadelphia, which permitted our ancestors to create the great American exceptionalism that all of us now enjoy.