I have every confidence that the answer I provided was circulated to the appropriate officials within our government,

Public confidence in city government has taken a dive as a result of the recent scandals. How can you justify bonuses for those making over $200,000 a year?

We needed to get that lead early to build confidence. We were able to consistently put good swings on pitches.

This gives us a lot more confidence in knowing we can do things.

It can strengthen the democratic system of government or it can erode the confidence of our people in our system of government,

We need them for the long haul by our side, ... I can walk with confidence that the federal government will stay by our side for many, many months to come.