“Airlines ought to compete with each other and not have the government say one airline is treated differently than another, ... That is the problem I have with this bill. It looks like it would help Northwest but doesn't help a carrier like Continental.”
“I think we can always do more to get ourselves together, especially at a time of crisis, ... We can work together without having to adopt the same philosophical positions.”
“[The job of lawmakers at a time like this is to] make the bureaucracy work for the people we represent, ... I am not a doctor or a trained [emergency services] person. But my job is to make sure those resources are there.”
“U.S. 90 is a major east and western thoroughfare freeway for the East Harris County region, but its true regional mobility potential cannot be reached unless the freeway links up directly with the interstate system through I-10.”
“[So far, the relief effort could be described as] somewhat organized chaos, ... Nobody wrote a book about how to do this, and I guess we are going to write it right now.”
