“The bill has teeth, it has substance but it doesn't mandate upon our states, ... It doesn't federalize the election process.”
Bob Ney
“We will accept more growth - we must by state mandate.”
Dave Morrison
“would mandate that state agencies use only open formats for the storage of documents by January 1, 2007.”
Tom Schatz
“He's a compassionate guy; he's a person of substance; he's passionate about what he wants for this state. Jim Davis is a nice guy. From my perspective, it takes more than a nice guy to get elected.”
Barry Cohen
“It is the substance we are interested in at this stage, not the process,”
Madeleine Albright
“The governor will look closely at whatever comes to his desk. But Congress has put a mandate on the states, and they haven't given the governor very much wiggle room.”
Dan Leistikow
“The options Knollenberg suggests are those that state and localities decide for themselves. A federal mandate neither solves the problem nor provides constituents with the choices they deserve.”
Paul Welday
