Mike Journee Quotations

Whether or not he's going to sit there and outline his entire (State of the State) proposal, he's not going to do that. Achieving consensus is the point of the Legislature. They're here to conduct the business of the people.

It is a discussion that is part of the legislative process to find a solution that will work.

I saw it on TV just like everybody else did.

I think his position hasn't changed at all on that.

We're working with all the parties to see how we can do recharge when we've got all this snow in the mountains.

We haven't had any discussions with the company. It's a little premature for us to make any comments because we haven't had an opportunity to talk with them.

We are discussing this possibility with the Legislature.

This was a key component of his Medicaid reform plan. It's very important to the governor that people not be penalized for being self-sufficient.

Construction costs continue to escalate, and there's no sign it's going to abate. An additional six or seven months of waiting to move forward with this project is going to continue to make those costs higher. The governor would like to continue having a discussion with the Legislature about moving forward as soon as we can.

And when people take on more of that responsibility, it's important they be compensated for that (extra work they do).

There's been a lot of effort put into this to make sure the line wasn't crossed. He's an international figure. That's what this was about.

If you don't do them now, they'll never be completed.

If you look at the quarters that have come out, the most striking ones are the ones that have very few elements. Something simple that catches the spirit and the heritage and the pride that Idahoans feel in their state.