(19 quotes found)
“What has been lacking is a strong sense of urgency that would push the political leadership into action. It's going to be a test of our country,”
Steve Cochran
“We support EPA Administrator Carol Browner's effort to vigorously appeal this wrong-headed court decision. The public health and environmental community stand firmly behind her. And so do the American people.”
“It dawned on no one ... that Mr. Miller was an investigator hired by an attorney, namely Mr. Geragos?”
“The judgment of the administrator is not to go to zero but to take the evidence available and find out and do her best job of picking where the line ought to be to protect the public health with the best margin of safety.”
“We were just never able to find where the source of ignition came from due to the damage of the building. It was a total loss.”
“This year is really going to be seen as a transition year away from the booming economy to a more moderate pace of growth.”
Steve Cochrane
“We've been saying for some time that if oil hits $70 a barrel, that puts the economy at a tipping point where if there were some other serious problems, we could fall into recession, ... they would leave the economy vulnerable to some other shock that might come along.”
“The biggest impact clearly is local, not national. If New Orleans suffers a fair amount of damage to hotels and casinos, people may not go there for a while because who wants to go if the place is a mess?”
“It's hard to imagine gas prices at $3 a gallon even a few months ago. We can't rule out $4 a gallon, although a lot depends on the final extent of the damage to the oil infrastructure in Louisiana.”
“Right now, given the information that we've got, we've lowered our second-half projection [on economic growth] to 4%, essentially shaving off half a point.”
