Prices used to fluctuate pennies from year to year. Now, I have to knock on doors and try to figure out how much people will be able to pay. This is going to be very hard on ordinary folks.

We're not trying to count pennies here, but it is what it is and we need to figure out how to pay for it. Whatever it costs at the end of the day, although it's relevant in a lot of ways because of the dollars, it's really irrelevant because of the importance of the issue.

Steel companies need cash to operate. Steel prices fluctuate and steel companies need cash to manage the ups and downs of the historically cyclical market. Raiding cash during good times is short sighted and counter to the long-term interest of the company.

I'm just going to have to turn it up a notch, and get out, knock on doors and tell my story. My story is about creating jobs here in Burlington and getting jobs and working toward making life better for the people of Burlington. I just want to be a part of that.

It's a little too early to say anything. It's not necessarily a trend. Things fluctuate from year to year and from month to month. You could have a high month in January, and it could even out pretty quickly.

When you are genuinely preoccupied in serving others using your talent and experience, doors that you have never knocked start to open up...