"Why should we do something when we've already done it?" But he recognizes that some people have strong feelings about the issue.

VOA: special.2010.04.28

"but we have always felt that food and agriculture should be outside of the political arena."

VOA: standard.2010.07.29

"But I think also we should consider agriculture, fishing,manufacturing also, which has sustainability for the economy.

VOA: standard.2010.04.20

But that decision as to whether we should vaccinate the public has not been made.

VOA: standard.2009.04.30

"But we are making steady progress, and I think the American people should take some heart in the fact that we are making progress on this front."

VOA: standard.2010.07.16

That should carry on,of course. But in addition, we need some new thinking.

VOA: standard.2010.04.16

"We in the Congress have a duty to tackle this problem, but the solution we settle upon should not be rushed, and the solution should not be worse than the problem we are trying to solve,".

VOA: standard.2009.10.10

"We feel this a complete travesty of justice. We feel it is not only a travesty of justice because truth does not hold sway there, but people should not be criminalized for exercising their basic right to freedom of expression,".

VOA: standard.2009.12.28

But we don't believe that while there are repressive measures in place in Cuba that we should reward the government of Cuba by lifting the economic sanctions that could assist the government of Cuba in its repression of its own citizens."

VOA: standard.2009.10.28