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When you say it's a federal excise tax, you know, most of the time, oh it's the federal excise tax. And that's just understood that it's a tax you pay. Where exactly those funds go is something that's a mystery to all of us.

When federal judges arbitrarily choose to dismiss the will of the nation's elected representatives and chief executive, they place themselves above the law they are sworn to uphold.

We want to totally reconfigure this model so that the purchasers have available information before they make a purchase. Our concern is how soon can consumers get the info how soon can NMVTIS get the information. If we're dependent on federal agencies, we're not going to get it as fast as if the private sector is allowed to leverage that info manage it and interpret it and send it back out.

We are also very interested in her ideas on immigration and her concept of possible employer sanctions. The Arizona Chamber is supporting measures to help small businesses comply with confusing federal immigration rules. We are opposed to new state-level sanctions that would further complicate the bewildering mess of current immigration laws.

We are all complex and we all have a combination of expectations. On one hand, we want the federal government to make the food supply as safe as possible, but sometimes we're quite happy to accept unsafe food because it's fresher, because it tastes better or because it's part of our ethnic identity. We want to obtain the freedom and autonomy to choose bundles of goods, positives and negatives.

We actively coordinate with all other federal agencies.

We always hope our federal bureaucracy is going to do a good job responding to the needs of Americans. The painful fact is, this is a bureaucratic process. Unfortunately, there are complaints all over the place out there about the speed with which the agency is dispensing with these claims.

We are not asking the White House, and we are not asking the federal government or anyone in Washington to bail us out, ... We are not asking to go and get a handout. We just want our fair share.

We are holding the federal government responsible, and specifically (Attorney General) Janet Reno and the president of the United States, for anything that may occur in this community,

We are heavily focused on the federal marketplace; it's 98 percent of our revenue.

What we opposed was that federal aid should go to these virtual universities that disguise themselves as colleges, where it's just something on the Internet with no resources behind it.

What we need is a national coordinated federal law enforcement oversight of airports because we are only as safe as our weakest link.

There is a slight chance the Federal Reserve Board will raise rates when it meets later this month, but with the current labor market and slowing consumer spending, it is more likely that it will take no action until August at the earliest. As a result, short-term interest rates, such as the one-year adjustable-rate mortgage, drifted further down this week.

There is a reason immigration is federal duty. It should be left to federal immigration officials.

There are no federal rules or restrictions around the name.

There are some in black robes sitting on federal benches all across this country. They're Democrats, Republicans, liberals, and even conservatives that pervert the Constitution.

The only way to get an FOI request honored these days is to go to court. We can go to court and win, but some regular person is not going to know how to file a complaint in federal court and prepare a brief arguing that the administration is in violation of the law. And no one has endless resources to fight every denial. It's very effective, what they've done. They keep the information hidden.

The only way to ease the pain of record energy prices for consumers and businesses alike, and to address critical energy-related security and environmental issues, is to back up the rhetoric with the reality of adequate federal funding for key energy-efficiency programs.

We deeply regret the 1998 conduct, which has resulted in a federal misdemeanor charge. We take seriously our responsibilities to abide by all the laws governing our business practices and are committed to ensuring our employees' actions reflect the highest legal and ethical standards of conduct. Although the government has not charged Lilly with any unlawful intent, we will continue to take steps designed to assure that Lilly's promotional activities remain fully compliant.

We're asking Americans to tighten their belts; by golly, the federal government should, too.

We hope Al Gore uses this opportunity to explain why during his term, teen drug use in America nearly doubled, the number of drug treatment beds in federal prisons were cut by over one-third, the office of National Drug Control Policy was cut by 83 percent and federal gun prosecutions have decreased by 46 percent.

Yes, it's true that earmarks are only 1 percent of all federal spending, but earmarks have a cultural effect on Congress that is much larger than their cost. It fuses Congress together with lobbyists and creates a culture of government spending as a means to re-election, which bleeds into other areas.

We have basically been just trying to calm people down, let them know, once again. this is another kind of mistake made either by the federal government or the insurance companies or both.

We've spent barely $700 million in federal grants to U.S. ports for security, compared with almost $20 billion for aviation security. And most important, we are doing an abysmal job in assisting ports in the developing world in improving security to even minimal acceptable standards.

We've shifted from being a Microsoft-centric company to more of an IBM- and open-systems-centric company. We made the decision prior to the software code leak, and it had nothing to do with that. That's under federal investigation.

We've seen what happens when the federal government hasn't done much of anything in advance. If you want to be prepared for the maximum credible catastrophic event, you should be thinking seven days, not just the minimum of three days.

The fact that it hasn't gotten done at the federal level has certainly been an impetus for it to happen at the state level.

The FAA realizes these restrictions inconvenience general aviation pilots and airports, ... As the FAA and other federal agencies continuously review measures to ensure national security, we look for the understanding and cooperation of the general aviation community.

The eye on the prize is that we get the resources we need so folks have the confidence that they can come back, and there's a long-term commitment of the federal government to be the state's partner in protecting our cities and towns from hurricanes and restoring the coast.

The extension of the federal wind-energy production tax credit in 2005 helped trigger the record-breaking year and provided momentum that will carry over through 2007.

The fact is, the federal law is perfectly clear. At the heart of this operation was a federal crime. The president has already conceded that he personally ordered that crime and renewed that order at least 30 times. This would clearly satisfy the standard of high crimes and misdemeanors for the purpose of an impeachment.

We've still got a lot of job growth, but it's not pressuring the unemployment rate, ... That's a critical thing for the Fed -- between the unemployment rate and the nice average hourly earnings rate figure, which was up only a penny, I think the Federal Reserve will breathe pretty easily with this report.

The process at the state and federal level was not to put an animal on the list and leave it there forever.

There are a lot of federal district court judges who would not have given these issues the kind of careful research, thought and analysis that Sessions did. He moves very deliberately and very carefully, which means that it less likely that an appellate court is going to find that Sessions made a mistake.

The reality is, federal penitentiaries are violent and dangerous places and all of these guys - white guys - are a small minority and they're just trying to survive.

The reality is, federal penitentiaries are violent and dangerous places, and all of these guys -- white guys -- are a small minority and they're just trying to survive.

The real battle is not the federal level. It's going to be at the state level.

There are a lot of Americans giving donations right now, which is great, but it will take an organized response from the federal government to do real long-term good. I don't know if our government today has the ideology to do such a thing. This government doesn't seem to be very sympathetic to poor people right now. And the poor are the ones most severely affected by this disaster.

There is considerable concern about the estimated cost of rebuilding in the Gulf states and what the role of the federal government should be.

The process will take as much time as the process needs. CDOT officials and federal officials will run the process as they see fit.

What we couldn't accept was the new mandatory spending under this bill, which would open the federal purse to developers, ... Reforming the law should not be a euphemism for gutting the law, and that's exactly what the bill would do.

What we can do is take the core rate of PPI and combine it with last week's 5 cent-an-hour jump in average hourly wages and say that inflation looks like it is a concern, maybe not a problem yet, but a concern. And the Federal Reserve was justified in raising rates and may be justified in raising rates again in the May or July meeting.

We have asked for state legislative support, and we are pleased that the county is working with our federal elected officials to try and bring money back to these projects.

We have a situation where we have the most highly qualified, the best trained of federal law enforcement agents, they are willing to take a bullet for the president, they are prepared to take a bullet for the vice president ... (but) they cannot get a simple promotion to a position that they deserve.

We have a president and a federal government that have abandoned our cities.

We have a postcard that shows a picture of the Soldier Service Center. The city donated the land and the federal government built it for $37,000.

This raises huge questions about the authorities of States and Tribes to access the best scientific data and manage a regional resource. Congress was clear 26 years ago when it passed the Northwest Power Act laying out the roles and responsibilities of tribes and federal and state fishery agencies. If this stands, it says that any member of Congress, behind closed doors, can undo a decades-long effort with words hidden in a legislative report.

This proposed rule contains some of the strongest protections for human subjects ever proposed by the federal government.

This program will bring major development to Mexico in the real estate field, as well as in the construction and financial areas, promoting growth on the city, state and federal levels by generating jobs, long-term foreign investment and federal tax revenues on the related services.

There are well settled provisions of federal law that guarantee bilingual assistance at the polls for those of Puerto Rican origin and others,

There are very important policy issues and very complicated issues, and some basic factual issues that we think are going to be clarified by the Federal Circuit in about three weeks.

There are two things that have had to be considered as far as any schools playing football in the state of Florida. No. 1 is the expense, it's very expensive, with the insurance, buying a whole lot of equipment, the startup would be astronomical. And No. 2 is Title IX and gender equity. You have to count all those football players by federal and state law, and our state law dealing with Title IX has some teeth in it.

There are thousands of cases of people who stayed, and they're at risk because of federal and state policy. We're troubled emotionally by the failures.

There are things in the Department of Education's budget and the federal government's general (budget) that the president has called for either trimming or eliminating, (and) those things I'm sure will be on the table as we negotiate with

We've said consistently that the federal government should not take more in tax from people than they need for program expenditure purposes, because while Alberta is very competitive tax-wise, Canada is not," ()

We've said all along that federal law requires provisional ballots and the statute was crystal clear on that. This certainly calls into question whether the DOJ is gong to pre-approve the secretary of state's voter manual.

We can no longer rely on the federal government to be our principal source of information, ... The federal government on that day gave almost no information.

When the home re-sale numbers came out stronger than expected, it gave people the excuse of saying the Federal Reserve will continue to be more aggressive rather than less aggressive so let's sell the stocks.

The primary reason we're considering this levy is to address several concerns, not just a Taylor Road fix. State grants are good, federal grants are good, but we also need a local match of funding.

To prevent a crippling attack on our nation's critical networks, U.S. companies and the federal government must work together to combat those who wish to do us harm.

We need a tax code that recognizes that working families need help, ... They don't need the federal government picking their pocket and taking money out of their account just because they're married.

We need a single technological chain to implement national projects throughout the entire power vertical, from the government and federal bodies of power to the municipalities.

We need to move forward much more quickly and have much more federal investment, ... It's sort of like with Hurricane Katrina. For years they asked for money to strengthen the levees in New Orleans, and in retrospect, it's too bad that money never materialized.

We need to make sure that in the federal government we have clear leadership.

We need to be assured by the federal government that we'll get this impact aid ... We need to have assurance that even with housing, impact aid continues.

When the storm passes, the federal government has got assets and resources that we'll be deploying to help you. In the meantime, America will pray - pray for the health and safety of all our citizens.

We've never been included in one minute of planning, even though it's required by federal law.

We want to make sure the revenue we receive from that route matches the 50 percent we receive from the federal government.

We want to make sure the FCC doesn't become the Federal Computer Commission,

There are times, Mr. Speaker, when we must look beyond the mundane and the pragmatic and take a stand based on our values. I believe this is one of those times...I don't believe the people of New Hampshire elected us to help the federal government create a national ID card.

We're seeing tremendous pressure at all levels to get ready for an imminent hurricane season, but on the federal level it seems frantic, not thoughtful.

We're confident that the Ninth Circuit understands the severity of our claim and will uphold the decision of the U.S. Federal Court. Monday's decision may finally clear the way for the legitimate online marketplace to thrive in an environment that encourages both creativity and a respect for copyright.

Like all federal employees, we would expect he would abide by the rules and regulations.

Making good use of federal databases helps state programs immensely, but local information is invaluable. These are people who know these communities, they live and work there.

Legislation introduced in Georgia is in violation of federal law.

Low-income seniors who choose to enroll in a drug discount plan will receive $600 of Federal assistance in 2004 and 2005 to further defray the costs of their medications.

leadership experience using these type of communications tools in his past experiences in state and federal government and as a community commander at both the city of West Point, N.Y. and overseas in the Kosovo theater in the Balkans where he provided support to several countries.

led the federal judiciary with great dignity and clarity ... Through it all, he displayed honor and conviction, a love of the law and a love for his country.

Many of these countries are struggling to match rate hikes by the Federal Reserve,

Many local officials have punted, saying this is a federal issue and we can't do anything about it. Well, there are some things you can do, ... Crack down on those contractors, crack down on illegal housing and create a better relationship with immigration officials.

Many oil producing countries do not operate in a manner consistent with U.S. federal law, but they are not based here.

Many people think that the U.S. is ahead in the frontier technology sectors as a result of private sector entrepreneurship. It's not. The U.S. federal government created all these sectors.

Several times in the last year we've seen mortgage rates creeping up and housing hasn't responded. Now the Federal Reserve has put some credibility behind the increase in rates. I think it set a general tone for the housing market that it'll be a lot more muted.

Several of the miners' families asked for a postponement until the federal and state investigative teams have developed more information. After consultation with investigators and state legislators, I concurred. It's a complex investigation and, as the miners' families have said, it's more important to determine the facts carefully and thoroughly than to act before all the facts are in.

Setting up shop in other states . . . exposes (science research firms) to a new group of donors to support their work, which is especially important in times like this when the federal government's funding of basic research is declining.

Seniors need coverage now. We all have a special concern for low-income seniors. They will be fully subsidized by the federal government. All seniors will have insurance against high out-of-pocket costs,

Sen. Burns feels that a minority of U.S. senators used a parliamentary trick to keep a bill from going to the Senate floor. This vote does not affect the federal budget.

Senator Kennedy has real environmental and economic concerns, and the federal government continues to lack a national policy and process to guide offshore alternative energy development.

Senator Kennedy and I have talked about this. I think that he has a point when he talks about the importance of having a regulatory framework to review offshore projects in federal waters. Where we differ is that he thinks we should have that regulatory framework in place before any projects proceed. I think that we have, in fact, built that regulatory framework over the course of review of this project.

Sentiment will swing back in favor of a Federal Reserve rate hike in August if June retail sales rebound.

Sentiment is not too positive and people are quite cautious ahead of the Federal Open Market Committee meeting on Tuesday.

Sen. Rita Days and I were committed to maintaining a safe and friendly emissions program even though the effort was to decentralize it. Decentralize did not mean the program was going away; it?s a federal mandate. Our six amendments protect the public and make the often inconvenient process of emissions testing as painless as possible.

Senator Graham's amendment complements Senator McCain's amendment. At the same time, his amendment prevents detainees who are not U.S. citizens from filing habeas corpus lawsuits in federal courts.

So I am, in fact, very optimistic about the future of my federal party.

She would be asked about things very unsympathetic about him. For instance, his hatred of the federal government, which is what the prosecution said was the motive behind this killing.

She should make the highest allowable contribution. This year, the federal limit is $11,000, and it increases annually until it reaches $15,000 in 2005.

OMB acknowledges that while reporting tools for the Federal Information Security Management Act and systems training remain solid, more work is needed in security product & systems evaluation and response initiatives. In addition, more focus will be placed on how agencies identify and manage risk.

Should Americans feel assured that our federal government will do a better job of protecting health and safety in any future disaster? The answer appears to be no. Health and safety agencies will not be in the drivers' seat.

Signs of financial stress still are present. The persistent interest rate increases by the Federal Reserve and record high gas prices in the third quarter provided a one-two punch that continued to inflict pain on personal budgets.

signifies what cooperation between border governors and federal officials can achieve.