In short, it was a deal, not a solution, and not a very good deal as far as I am concerned.
Most of us here in Washington are united in our desire to find a solution to our Nation's fiscal problems.
This bill is extraordinarily important to my state in terms of job creation, public safety and wildfire prevention.
Job creation.
We need to do it elsewhere.
Such is the case with respect to the legislation that Senator McCain and I have introduced--S. 1344, the Arizona Wallow ...
When I was last before the committee, the fire was still raging in eastern Arizona.
I urge the committee to reject S. 1344 on grounds that it is not ecologically or scientifically sound.
I appreciate that. Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and Senator Risch.
Republicans have never taken our eye off of job creation.
What we are doing is we are cost-shifting again; we are making it go back to the government.
We should have the guts to say that.
I am a believer we need reform, but not the reform I saw.
life isn't fair, never has, never will be. If you are a business, you should never complain about a profit.
I prefer that term because I can tell you, and back that up, that that is what it is.
Is there a need for a legislative addressing of the impact of the CRIT decision?
I personally like the idea of 6-day-a-week service and think it can be helpful as part of their business model.
In adversity lies opportunity.
