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“I think if Secretary Bennett does not choose to address the issue with a forthright apology, at the bare minimum, I think Secretary Bennett's program should be removed from the air.”
Wade Henderson
“And we did look at it, ... We studied it, characterized it and in February of 2002 the (DOE) secretary recommended it to the president who recommended it to Congress.”
Allen Benson
“As we have stated before, the attorney general and the secretary of the Treasury have made their decisions on how to proceed in this matter with complete independence, guided by the advice of career law enforcement professionals. They have had only one interest -- to ensure that the Secret Service is able to perform its vitally important duties. Any suggestion to the contrary is without foundation.”
Charles Ruff
“We need a new secretary of Defense.”
Charles Swannack
“I really believe that we need a new secretary of defense because Secretary Rumsfeld carries way too much baggage with him.”
“As a lifelong Iowan who has been a farmer, a registered nurse, a small businesswoman, a state senator and secretary of agriculture, Patty has spent her life devoted to her community and her state.”
Chet Culver
“He screwed up, and both [former Federal Emergency Management Agency Director] Michael Brown and [Homeland Security Secretary] Michael Chertoff really screwed up, so taxpayers are going to get the bill. Bush is overcompensating by promising the moon because his administration screwed up. Politics is driving policy.”
Chris Edwards
“You've got two choices when picking a Treasury Secretary -- either someone like Rubin, who understands the markets well enough so he can speak to them, or someone who understands it's better not to speak at all.”
Chris Low
“[Former deputy secretary of state Richard L. Armitage ,] tells anyone who asks that he is a serious candidate to replace Rumsfeld, ... miracle.”
Chris Nelson
“The secretary is making no statements of any kind about Thoroughbred. Because she will be sitting, in effect, as a judge in this case, she is not discussing it with others. Nor is she reading the expressions of opinion that several people have sent to the cabinet since release of the hearing officer's recommendation. But it is her intention to make an objective ruling.”
Chuck Wolfe
