"As you know, there is a little provision in there that says they have to be in a state of good repair to be eligible for this."
"Many of them are concerned about is the Department looking or considering consolidating HOPWA into the Homeless Assistance program?"
"I get it. But there are some things, and I think you just pointed to one of them, where the secretaries can act unilaterally and change some of this that is creating a hardship."
"I am actually not inclined to call them fees unless there is a nexus between the use and what the money collected then goes for. Otherwise, I call it a tax."
"The president's budget allows airports like O'Hare to raise their passenger facility charges up to $8.00..."
"I have a hard time believing that Atlanta, Chicago, and several other hubs impact on the entire system is, even with connectivity, is a lot bigger, no matter how you slice this, than several of these ..."
"We are not in the busy summer travel season yet either."
"I think you might want to pick volume versus smaller volume."
"I feel at this point since I am so new to this committee and the subcommittee, that anything I could add at this moment would pale in comparison to the ranking member's thoughts"
"A downturn in the economy at the same time as cuts in budgeting for courts is a potent and dangerous combination."
"the demand currently, what I said when we talked to some of your colleagues the other day was that a downturn in the economy tends to have an uptick in people who need to have someone appointed, becau..."
"Illinois misled municipal bond investors about the State's approach to funding its pension obligations."