We thought it was time to do a definitive study. . . . We thought it would add credibility.

When you look at who is funding this (campaign), it's no great surprise. That coalition (of labor unions and environmentalists) has worked together in the past.

By stooping to the politics of personal destruction, these groups have proven once again that they offer no solutions, and no ideas.

Working families appreciate the opportunities they have to shop in our stores and save money.

There has been a frustration that some of the economic impact studies have been less than complete. It's worth us just challenging academics as a whole and commissioning our own study to see what the facts are.

Our opponents have organized the likes of a political campaign against us. It would be nonsense for us not to respond in a similar fashion.

We were being attacked. We wanted to hire people who knew how to respond.

I think there are those who want to make it so.

While not commenting specifically on Mrs. Clinton, apparently there are those who want to appeal to union leaders regardless of what office they?re running for and whether they want to do what union leaders want done.