“We really have to go to the state to the governor to the legislator and make some changes and make them quickly or we're going to get to the point where we're a third-world nation.”
“Weyauwega is a microcosm of how to handle a disaster. This was an example of an emergency situation that would have been a disaster save for the fact we moved quickly and, I believe, correctly.”
“The counties that are losing jobs and they are so poor simply don't have the money to compete. In the piedmont they're paying teachers bonuses to teach. In the eastern part of the state, they're lucky to find teacher willing to live here.”
“Unless the federal government is going to be able to come together -- which I don't think is going to happen -- you're going to see states (reforming healthcare).”