I don't want to build a bureaucracy, but I want to see that we have safe water to drink.

Ham was a great senator and a great North Carolinian, but first and foremost he was a great American. He was the most special among us and he will be missed - God gave us the greatest when he gave us Ham.

North Carolina's emergency preparedness system is one of the best in the nation. North Carolina's emergency management team has been very proactive and this is yet another means for them to solidify our and planning preparation.

Ham was a great senator and a great North Carolinian, but first and foremost he was a great American. He was the most special among us and he will be missed _ God gave us the greatest when he gave us Ham.

He could debate an issue more articulately than anyone I've seen in my 22 years in the Senate.

There is a great deal of information floating around about the gasoline tax -- both accurate and inaccurate. This will give citizens and elected officials the opportunity to sift through the most precise information and move forward with the facts.