Abby Ottenhoff
Abby Ottenhoff
sooner wish
We wish they would've done it sooner or lowered drug prices.
budget merit worked
We see a lot of merit in the bill, but it is a budget issue. It would have to be worked out as part of the budget process.
costs cut good position revenue
Revenue is way up and we've cut costs in other areas, so we're in a good position to do these things.
commit onto people putting street sure
We want to make sure we're not putting people back onto the street who are going to commit crimes.
groups happened level meetings number recently staff took
We've had a number of meetings with different groups and individuals. It's happened at the governor's level as well as the staff level and took place as recently as yesterday.
believe impact money positive
We believe that will have a positive impact without (taking money away) from other programs.
billion directed education focused four goes governor passing
The governor is focused on passing the budget, and if all goes well, he will have directed $3.8 billion to education in four years, more than any other governor has done.
bring clear people push responsibility together
It's very clear we have a responsibility to bring people together and not push them apart.
funding job problem senate sure
It makes sense that the funding should go where the problem is. The senator's job and what he's doing is making sure that what the Senate is doing is fair.
funding problem
It makes sense that the funding should go where the problem is,
asked paid provided service
The vendor provided the service that we asked and should be paid for it.
dealing great hope offenders replicate seen success
We've seen great success at Sheridan in dealing with drug offenders and hope that we will be able to replicate that success.
allow beliefs hold religious respect rights serving
We respect the pharmacists' rights to hold personal, moral, religious beliefs, but they can't allow those beliefs to get in the way of serving their customers.
cities good people service thank wish worked
We want to thank him for his service to DNR and for many years before that to the people of the Quad Cities when he worked in the legislature. He has done a good job, and we wish him all the best.