But, you know, all I can do is submit my budget and then make the case to the Legislature to act.

And one of the frustrating parts, but it's an inherent part of our democracy, is we have separation of powers.

What better day to lay the cornerstone of the Freedom Tower than the day our country declared its independence.

It is a very real concern and my view is that everything changed on September 11th and the procedure, the policies that were in place prior to September 11th no longer should apply.

My father couldn't speak English when he went to the first grade and I had to work in a factory over Christmas and summer vacations. And I think that's the American way and one of the things that excites me about this race is that pretty much everything I've done I've started at the bottom and been able to finish at the top.

I think there are steps that can be taken that haven't been required or energy to make that fight more secure and we are going to continue to push the federal government to do that.

You know, there are some areas of the state that are providing enormous help to their students; there are others where they're not doing what they can.