24 Quotes by William Jefferson

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    To my knowledge, nothing resulted from the conversation -- the campaign did not receive any money from Judge Green or anyone who may have been prompted by him to contribute,

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    The response time and all of the rest of it -- I don't know if it has anything to do with the fact that people are black. It has to do with the fact that people are poor and desperate and left in a situation where they didn't have a way out,

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    These monies are used for food, diapers, medicines, and other essential items. For FEMA to cut off these funds now is unacceptable,

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    The spirit comes from football. If they won't come back for anything else, (the alumni) show up for football games.

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    The most important thing he said tonight was addressing poverty in the region, ... We have to do our best to attack it.

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    As Hurricane Wilma quickly approaches American soil, I fear that our federal response to emergencies is still lacking, ... could not gather that much has changed about where FEMA stands today as it stood at the time Katrina struck.

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    They treat me a little bit like someone at a funeral who just lost a loved one, ... They reach out and say how sorry they are. And that they want to help.

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    It's a very unique opportunity to learn about Bibles in China and a lot of the history ... and what the churches are facing now in China. There's never been anything like it.

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