Mark Rodgers
Mark Rodgers
certainly challenge examining forward quite
We certainly are examining the challenge they have put forward quite closely.
bridge cross
We'll have to cross that bridge when we come to it.
facing tough
If this passes, we'd be facing some tough options.
conference stripped
If this isn't stripped out in the conference committee, it's going to be very difficult.
affects avoids behind both closed coming commitment committee committees conference congress curtail doors economy economy-and-economics energy full health hearings influence members national parties policy public reform scrutiny talking time work
Making important energy policy that affects national security, the economy and public health is too important to be done behind the closed doors of a conference committee that avoids public hearings or the scrutiny of the full committees of each chamber. This is coming at a time when members of both parties are talking about their commitment to reform Congress to make their work more transparent and to curtail the influence of lobbyists.
change concern legitimate perception
I think there is a perception that there has been a change in the district's position, which is a legitimate concern to us,
energy fossil fuel interests renewable stop trying
It appears, at the end of the day, there are fossil fuel interests trying to stop a renewable energy project.
excited seeing several stopped voice
We've been well-received, very well-received. Some have come up to us and said they're excited about seeing the bikes. I've been stopped several times in neighborhoods to voice their support. It's great.
city enjoyed knows polite room
He's been polite but persistent. He's enjoyed the Mets, the city and the people, but he can do the math. He knows right now there's no room for him.
cape meet refuses wind
He's doing it at the behest of Cape Wind opponents. He refuses to meet with us.
holding sitting tight
We're still sitting tight to see how this is going to break. We're kind of in a holding pattern.
along calling develop ensure increases number people problems seeing since worked
We're seeing increases in the number of point-of-sale transactions. Along the way, we've had people going through the neighborhoods and calling on merchants to ensure any problems they have are being worked on since glitches always develop in new programs.
business sure types uses
We're not sure what types of uses will end up developing. From a business standpoint, we're just learning.
brain brains wife
My brain told me 'coyote,' and my wife said I was crazy.