We should include responsible spending language in additional hurricane relief legislation that we will pass. This way, we can make sure every relief worker can do what's necessary, just like they did after 9/11, without increasing the risks and opportunities for abusive spending.
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Related We want to make sure that no bureaucratic obstacles stand in the way of these relief efforts. We are... JOHN GRAHAM In addition to our initial contribution, we will match each and every donation to hurricane relief e... GELLERT These are the staff members that will be writing the next spending bill for Katrina Relief. These st... JENNY MANLEY Today's numbers show that consumers are not very optimistic about the economy. As a result, we will ... GARY THAYER If you love someone you must set them free like the wind and give them the respect they deserve.If y... GARY F EVANS... They're spending $1,000 in skis -- they can try and make sure they like it before they buy. ERIC FITTING We are going full bore to prepare for as many contingencies as we can imagine for this weekend. Ever... MELISSA MILLECAM We just battle and battle every night. I can finally breathe a sigh of relief. JASON TAPP Part of this new office will be to undertake the necessary steps to address any outstanding issues r... RUSS KNOCKE There won't be any state aid if we don't manage our budget in a way that we husband resources that w... JON CORZINE We want to offer our fans and the members of MYSA a way to help out the victims of this disaster. We... DJORN BUCHHOLZ Hurricane Katrina ravaged the Gulf Coast like no other storm in recorded history. For hundreds of th... BEN VEREEN We must do what is necessary do help the victims of this terrible tragedy, but we should make sure i... JOE LIEBERMAN Hurricane Katrina was in one sense the most significant test of the new national emergency preparedn... JOE LIEBERMAN Hurricane Katrina was in one sense the most significant test of the new national emergency-preparedn... JOE LIEBERMAN When We have Patience in our minds and Love in our hearts, Nothing appears to be impossible or unrea... PHILIP T.M Had we not had these soldiers and airmen deployed and they participated in the relief efforts of a s... TIM POWELL We see this after every major disaster or tragedy. People are putting forward their wish lists and s... LARRY NOBLE We understand their situation coming here. We did a lot of stuff for Hurricane Katrina relief during... JULIAN WRIGHT It happened during 9-11 and it happens just about every time there's a hurricane on the way in Flori... LARRY ANDERSON I love playing 'Madame Vastra.' Although I do suffer, spending three-and-a-half hours in mak... NEVE MCINTOSH (On Monday) we took relief, now we exchanged it. It is a good beginning. We hope that this will go o... NAZIR AHMED In Congress, while the House's proposed defense budget calls for significant increases, it also ... JENNIFER GRANHOLM [George Clooney donated $1 million to the United Way for hurricane relief.] There isn't much any of ... GEORGE CLOONEY I'm not sure there is a lot of legislation we can pass ... but we can cut through some red tape, CONRAD BURNS After 9/11, people were saying, 'Perhaps I shouldn't be spending so much time at work', 'Perhaps I s... ANNE HOLLONDS We should follow every supply that runs into the particular lake below, going upstream in terms of w... CHAYADA WELLJAIPET Although we expect consumer spending to slow sharply in the fourth quarter, to below 2 percent, as a... JOHN RYDING It's something we can do an do quickly to provide some relief, BOB BEAUPREZ But they sense ... that with just a change in priorities, we can make sure that every child in Ameri... BARACK OBAMA I think we should consider some relief for people, ... We did last year, and I think it ought to be ... JEB BUSH We have been committed for some time to make sure they have the equipment and training they need for... GORDON JOHNDROE We want our government to protect us, to make sure something like 9/11 never happens again. We quick... MICHAEL CONNELLY The only way to provide relief to the most students would be to do an administrative boundary change... DEAN TISTADT People are attracted to who we are more than what we do. LORRIN L. LEE Whether we should have been in Iraq or not, we must do everything we can to make sure we do not send... ALCEE HASTINGS The general consensus of the committee is we think this is a good idea, ... We just want to make sur... BRAD LITTLE Across the board spending reductions would create significant savings while allowing agencies to det... MARSHA BLACKBURN We should not diminish in any way the fact that there were acts of heroism by individuals and victor... BILL FRIST When relief operators are available, he has been spending days digging through the wreckage. BOB BELL With all the surpluses, we should have at least $350 million in tax relief. The Legislature has pass... STEVE VOELLER It's difficult to fathom not having that stadium sold out, ... I think our dilemma is what to do wit... LISA LOVE We don't like to be put under the pressure to score three goals, but it's a relief that we can do it... GEOFF SANDERSON This is wonderful. We're delighted they're considering this form of relief. Any savings we can get w... ELLIS WILLIFORD When we were in Pakistan last year, we made donations to the earthquake relief and now that we're in... KATIE COOK With our innovative field goal net program, we wanted to include an element which we gave back to im... JOE TRIPODI In recognition of that generosity, United Way will be sending $2,000 to the United Way of America Hu... JOE PACOVSKY I do believe we should forgive those people who perpetrated 9/11 and ask that they forgive us. COLMAN MCCARTHY If a hurricane came here, I would want any relief plan to be fiscally responsible. RON DESANTIS What we ought not do is play politics with those who've been afflicted by disasters. This should... DAVID PLOUFFE We passed an ambitious tax relief package last year, which the president decided to veto, ... This y... DENNIS HASTERT If we hand the relief items to police we are not sure it will reach the victims. ABDUL RAZZAQ If the senator really wants to support an increase in the minimum wage, we should pass the minimum w... DON NICKLES A Concert for Hurricane Relief, TIM MCGRAW People are looking like I was responsible for 9/11. Me 9/11? Seven-Eleven, maybe. AZHAR USMAN And so we go over the cliff fiscally, and our Republican friends try to pin the blame on discretiona... DAVID PRICE This course will help those who take it. However, college underclassmen and young people ? in grades... LYNN ROWE We can do things the cheap way, the simple way, for the short-term and without regard for the future... MIKE ROUNDS We need to make legislators aware of declining enrollment so that they can look at how districts are... JANICE COOK This will not be the last request for the response to the disaster there. We anticipate that there w... JOSH BOLTEN We need earmark reform, and when I'm President, I will go line by line to make sure that we are ... BARACK OBAMA ..either immediately or ultimately every dollar of government spending must be raised through a doll... HENRY HAZLITT We feel this plan provides responsible and affordable relief because it does it on a five-year phase... TRICIA KINLEY We believe that consumer spending is going to bear the brunt of higher energy prices that we have se... JOSHUA SHAPIRO We do not see the sort of fundamental changes that would be necessary to reduce the trajectory of fe... DOUG ELMENDORF If there is one thing we can be sure of, it is that the fighting of terrorism around the world will ... JOHN SUNUNU This new measure dramatically reforms what was one of the fastest growing fiscal responsibilities fo... GEORGE PATAKI I performed after 9/11 for relief workers down by Ground Zero. There were these men just coming back... CHELSEA PERETTI We'll look at the spending cap. We have to look at the legislation that was passed. DAN COOPER It's a lot of relief off of everyone's shoulders, ... Now, we can relax and just play. MIKE WOOD How can the government say it is serious about reconstructing the Gulf Coast and edge out small and ... BENNIE THOMPSON Destroy and damage infrastructure, public buildings and government buildings. Do not leave them any ... ELI YISHAI We want the kids to do as well as they can. There are so many opportunities (for various activities)... BRAD LANCASTER Iraq did nothing to us. Iraq was not responsible for 9/11. CHARLES EVERS Make no mistake: I will work with both Democrats and Republicans to cut wasteful spending and reduce... ANN MCLANE KUSTER People are looking at me like I'm responsible for 9/11. Me? 9/11? No ... 7-Eleven, maybe. AZHAR USMAN We cannot be sure of having something to live for unless we are willing to die for it. CHE GUAVARA Either way, it will be a relief when it's over and we know. HEATHER BOWIE But we also have to be prudent going forward in terms of what long-term spending commitments we can ... CAROLE TAYLOR We had opportunities and just did not make the play. I was disappointed that we did not capitalize, ... ANDY KENNEDY We were spending more than we were taking in. The executive committee realized we had to take drasti... LYNNE WEBER Hurricane Katrina was the most significant test of our new national emergency preparedness and respo... JOE LIEBERMAN We are committed to providing all of the relief and support necessary to get through this terrible a... BILL FRIST We got babies raising babies, and its important for us as responsible adults to go out and do what w... ALONZO MOURNING We will now look for similar ways in which Queens residents can join in the national relief effort t... JOSEPH BRUNO We are spending all of our time with this petition drive. We want to make sure we have a party befor... DR. WILLIE LEGETTE we all agree that in many areas the initial relief response to Hurricane Katrina was unacceptable at... BILL FRIST We believe the instructions were clear. For those students who did not pass the test for whatever re... KARLA CARRUTHERS My charity is in the business of helping firefighters in any way that we can. For instance, after 9/... DENIS LEARY CITGO employees are actively participating in relief efforts in those cities where the company has a... FELIX RODRIGUEZ We thought our schedule might have been tougher than theirs. They came out and hit three 3-pointers ... DEAN WASHINGTON We can't have deficit spending in Texas. You have to balance your budget every two years. RICK PERRY You are seeing a relief rally. After all the days of selling we've been having, we can finally buy n... EDGAR PETERS Once in a while, we could do the traditional shoulder replacement but mainly just for pain relief. T... DR. ANAND MURTHI He wanted it, and we did whatever was necessary to make it happen. We figured all the money spent on... BILL LIGETY The words you can’t find, you borrow. We read to know we’re not alone. We read because w... GABRIELLE ZEVIN We make sure our plans say we can do what we want to do and not have false expectations. Therefore t... DOUG EAMES we sat there smoking cigarettes at 5 in the morning. CHARLES BUKOWSKI Democrats should be focused on which way we can help the most people in this country, and Republican... LEWIS BLACK I believe that we will deeply regret this stampede to pass this legislation and the way in which we ... PAUL WELLSTONE
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