I think we can always do more to get ourselves together, especially at a time of crisis, ... We can work together without having to adopt the same philosophical positions.

[The job of lawmakers at a time like this is to] make the bureaucracy work for the people we represent, ... I am not a doctor or a trained [emergency services] person. But my job is to make sure those resources are there.

If indeed this is the work of God... then it's a crisis that calls for the church to be its very best self, and not worry about risking itself for the right thing.

One of the things we always teach spokespeople in a crisis is to demonstrate your own personal involvement. From a psychological perspective, it's very powerful when people see it, whether in a jury box or the public.

Floor time is valuable. Our leadership isn't going to bring something up that's going to take up floor time and not be successful.

One who in a crisis forgets nautical language and shouts: 'For God's sake turn left!'