"I have said before that this terrible tragedy brought back the worst memories of the Valdez spill in Alaska 20 years earlier."
"We have to begin confronting those choices today."
"That is, first, that no victim of a spill should ever go uncompensated."
"Most States have a budget balance amendment, and I want to know what your thoughts would be for this Federal Government."
"We are taking these severe cuts. We are making these tough votes. But we do not see anything coming from Washington."
"the balanced budget amendment is very, very important to me and to every Governor, to every State, to every household, especially in West Virginia."
"But 2014, that is when the States--it basically goes into effect, the expansion of Medicaid?"
"What I would like to know is from your opinion as based on the future pension liabilities of both corporate and State governments..."
"Most of our assets are being purchased by foreign countries."
"I just cycled out of being Chair of the NGA and we were very much concerned about this, watching the fiscal viability of every one of the States."
"I was very proud of the Debt Commission. I will tell the Chairman that, and everybody that worked so hard and the courageous stance you all took."