29 Quotes by Kate Philips

We need to move forward with a meeting of the governors and move forward with the project.

We're concerned that S&P (Standard & Poor's, a bond rating agency) might be watching this situation. And we're concerned for all the businesses that depend on the port in the region if the river is not dredged. A lot of sectors are watching this very closely.

Obviously the commonwealth is not a bank, and it is not in a position to provide loans to county or city governments. However, we are well aware of this issue and are confident that we will find a way to work with the city and county in the same cooperative spirit that we have to solve other fiscal challenges over the past two years.

He has several favorites and looks forward to sampling each of them during his tour.

This was not money taken away from roads and bridges, so that's not the truth.

There is no functional difference between a wire-based phone call and a wireless phone call, so they should be taxed the same way. Cellular providers have chosen to pass the tax to their consumers. They could have chosen to absorb all or some of the tax as a cost of doing business.

He is waiting on the folks from New Jersey to move forward with the dredging project.

Plans are under way to perform background checks. The background checks will not only protect the citizens of Pennsylvania but also other evacuees.

I would not at all characterize the governor as being scared of him by any measure. Both are strong personalities. Both have strong opinions about what is right and wrong. They both have the good of the people in mind, but they're cut from two different cloths. I think they respect each other. They are both very powerful men.