The job that she has been nominated for is one of the toughest jobs in the Environmental Protection Agency.

At the State level, it just sucks up money, and then you would have less money for education.

You can tax the income from the people that are building them, but you cannot tax the buildings.

I remember when you took over, Dr. Gandhi, we were in real trouble, and it reminded me very much of when I took over as mayor of the city of Cleveland.

We learned the lessons from Cleveland. We learned what you did. The fiscal prudence and fiscal discipline that you, sir, provided when you were the mayor was a guide to us.

Well, I hope if you need them you get them, so that GAO does not come back to us--because I am watching those reports on the 16 States.

You have a nut to crack here because of the economy.

Isn't that quite a large number?

Have you seen an acceleration of people filing claims to have their property values reduced?

I always tell people if you are working in city government, part of your compensation has to be that you are making a difference in people's lives that is important.

If you have an emergency, you probably might have to do it.