George Voinovich

It would really help if you got the group together, and how much of it would you agree on?

I think the issues that we are very supportive of are the need for a balanced approach that says both highways and transit need significant funding.

It would deal with some of the real problems that we have out there.

The certainty of it I think is extremely important.

We are talking about reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and this will have a dramatic impact on reducing emissions.

I think we ought to find out about it.

we need to level with the American people and the world about what kind of commitment we're going to have to make to be successful in Afghanistan.

The importance of our Coast Guard cannot--I say cannot--be overstated.

So up in like Lake Erie you've got one in Marblehead.

I am particularly worried that the Presidential/Parliamentary campaign rhetoric in Bosnia this Fall will 'poison the well' for the extension of NATO Membership Action Plan (MAP) to Bosnia.

I'm concerned that if we don't pay attention to it, all of the progress that we have made may be for naught.

I'm troubled. I'm troubled.

I had a visit from Admiral Neffenger, who has been in Cleveland, and gotten to know him, and I want to say that the folks that you had at the 9th District have done a pretty darn good job and we're glad to have them in Cleveland in the…

I think it's important to the countries because it indicates to them that the United States is really interested in them and their future.

So basically at this stage of the game and in terms of this budget, we're going to stay with the status quo.

After investing over $28 billion in grants to improve the preparedness and response capabilities of State and local governments, we have no reliable measures to show that this investment has improved the Nation's preparedness.

So you're all set in that regard.

That's not just chicken feed; that's $71 million.

Now, the question is, if you did one of them would you stick with the proposal that you have about shutting down the five we've got in the Great Lakes and having the two?

Why is it a budget priority to invest almost $500 million in new machines and personnel at the TSA just because the Christmas Day bomber boarded a plane in Amsterdam?

I support Governor Joe Manchin's request for Federal assistance in response to the December snowstorm.

I hope that that is reflected in this budget.

I want to congratulate you on putting together a great team.

Well, the fact of the matter is that you're confident that the remaining teams that are in place can continue to get the job done?

The $5.1 billion supplemental for the DRF takes into account the recent arbitration award for Charity Hospital.