Quotations

«We have limited resources, unlimited vulnerability, and a flexible adversary. There are many cities that can make a good justification, but our limited resources have to be spent wisely.»

«You can't codify homeland security into a neat box, ... You cannot separate foreign, health, agricultural, economic, energy and other policies. And all of it raises other issues, like freedom of privacy.»

«Short of breaking up the federalist form of government, you are going to have the federal response in support of state and local authorities,»

«People may want to simplify the chain of command and make one person accountable, but under our federal system, ... responsibility starts at the local level and works its way up from the bottom. And unless you are willing to quickly federalize police, firefighters, and other first responders in a crisis, and re-examine the Constitution and the federalist system that has been embedded in our ethos since 1776, we may have to live with that fact. In the meantime, the sad truth is that the terrorists are likely looking at our response to Katrina and taking notes. As bad as Mother Nature is, she doesn't intentionally plan to kill people.»

«Short of breaking up the federalist form of government, you are going to have the federal response in support of state and local authorities.»

«You can't codify homeland security into a neat box. You cannot separate foreign, health, agricultural, economic, energy and other policies. And all of it raises other issues, like freedom of privacy.»

«As tough as the federal issues are, it's the men and women in the frontlines ... who will ultimately determine if the battle is won or lost.»

«The insurance sector can be a huge enabler. Historically, it's been able to induce changes in behavior much more effectively than government has.»

«I don't know how accurate the polls are, but he needs help.»

«Being a senior and possibly needing more health care in the future, I'd like to see him talk about getting costs under control.»