If successful, such claims could result in the loss of most if not all of the annual MSA payments to Kentucky, which have consistently exceeded $105 million each year. Moreover, there is a possibility that the flat fee contemplated by this legislation could be invalidated as a result of litigation.

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I believe what they think is this governor broke a covenant of honesty and personal responsibility. I don't think he can regain that public trust.

173

The federal prescription drug plan was touted as a measure to help seniors and save the states money. Instead, it's failing our most vulnerable elderly and disabled citizens, and it's failing the taxpayers of Kentucky.

172

It is unprecedented for the governor's office to choose the judges in its own case. All parties should disclose any prior contacts with the special justices.

167

In all the years I was in the legislature -- and I'll swear this on a stack of Bibles -- he never asked me to do anything or vote in a particular way, other than he always wants us to build more roads in the mountains.

148

All of this is so unprecedented to begin with -- the fact one party to a case can appoint his own justices.

137

While any increase is difficult for our citizens, we successfully reduced the increase by 40 percent in this case.

136

Well, that and workers' comp reform. He did lobby me for workers' comp reform, because Paul Patton asked him to. And the gas tax. He always wanted a hike in the gas tax.

106

They studied it. You can't manipulate a law unless you know how it works. And they were in the process of manipulating it, well past the point of breaking it, when we caught them.

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