We would consider that to be successful, so I have to be excited about that.

We built the school. And in addition to that, we provided . . . more than what was in the budget.

We feel like we're losing an advocate, and that's the part that hurts the most. In any circumstance to lose him is bad, and to lose him under questionable circumstances is even worse.

These are people on the front lines of human safety. They see issues like child abuse, a lack of affordable housing, senior citizen neglect and the eroding fabric of the most challenged communities.

The T1 line went down at work the other day and I felt like I was working with half a brain.

Do something which has not happened for decades, since the Dust Bowl. You need to lead agricultural policy, not follow Congress. And we in Maine will stand behind you.

Nobody anticipates we're going to have close to the level of service we've had in the past. That's going to be tough to swallow.