12/01/2009
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"These are kind of Hobson's choices, in many ways."
"You will forgive me, Mr. Tombar, but it looks like show and tell, because I can't imagine when you would distribute this to 40-plus States that there is going to be enough to really make a difference."
"I think, forgive me, but that sounds terribly short, when I see the disaster that is out there just in my own State and nearby States."
"As we stand here, Rome is burning, and we are not ready to put out the fire."