Money should not, and must not, change our commitment to solving problems and building this state.

But I believe we can and should change that. Both the funding and desire exist.

The safest course for all of us as public officials is simply to throw all the money in a sack. Or in the way of one servant in the Biblical parable of the talents, bury the money in the ground rather than accept any risk. The servant's business plan proved reliable but ineffective.

The safest course for public officials is simply to throw all of the money in a sack.

Do not focus on money, instead focus on a problem that needs to be solved for the world..money will follow you as a bi-product.

I'm not as convinced as the Republican leadership appears to be that we should provide no assistance for businesses, particularly small business in the state because who is it that provides jobs in the state, ... It's the small business. If they go out of business and we don't have work for people, we've compounded the problem instead of solving it.