Richard Raymond Quotations

I think the firewalls are in place to keep that virus from getting into this country other than the migratory flyways.

We believe publishing a list of retail establishments that have received products subject to recall will help consumers more easily determine if they purchased recalled product. The F.S.I.S. currently posts detailed information about recalled products, including pictures when possible, on its web site to help consumers identify products subject to recall.

I think we are all very aware that it certainly could happen through the migratory bird patterns that fly up from the Russian peninsula over to the Alaskan peninsula and fly down that Western coast.

Central to the E. coli O157:H7 model's success was a collective acknowledgement by industry that this food safety hazard needed to be addressed in all their food safety systems.

I voted against that bill because it didn't make sense to create a new tax while the state is growing and has an $8 billion surplus.

It's a little bit more dangerous, obviously, when you have large gatherings and food laid out like this. We tend to feast and nibble and snack all afternoon.

If (Gov. Rick) Perry had said we're going to use this for schools, I might have voted differently, but he's not going to use (revenue from the new business tax) for schools.

The governor doesn't want to want to deal with funding education yet. He wants to see both chambers pass property tax relief first before he considers additional funding for schools.

It's a wonderful time to educate everybody out there that there's lots of reasons to handle poultry properly and cook it to the right temperature.

We think the Senate will pass a bill that includes both goals.