John Scofield Quotes (14 Quotes)

Katrina strengthens the House's hand that we need to stick to this budget.

We have concerns about how they got to this reported crisis. We've given them everything they've asked for. That should get them through it.

This is music I've known since I first started to play the guitar. Ray's music was one of my inspirations He was a super soul-music man, but he was also a jazz musician, too. I see him as the height of honest expression.

It's very common for members to change their priorities.

Military bases were damaged that need to be repaired. Those levees (in New Orleans) need to be repaired, so the Army Corps of Engineers is going to need money, ... There's highway money that's going to be needed for all the interstates that have been damaged. There are damages to the wildlife refuges down there.

If I was a singer, I'd never do a tribute to Ray, ... If I was a piano player, I'd never do a tribute to Ray. But to take somebody that's so far away from what you do that you really love (I figured that) could be some interesting music. It's really been fun.

I think that he is one of the most unique voices in all of jazz. Nobody sounds like him.

The language is still being massaged, but the intent would be to block this specific deal.

We sharply limited the number we would consider, based on good government reform. The fewer coming in, the better you can scrub the ones coming in.

The administration has threatened to veto the bill over this extraneous rider, and there are too many important initiatives in the bill for that to happen.

We think it's very appropriate for members to have a hand in the decision of how money is spent in their districts.

The chairman has been getting earmarks for his district for 25 years ... long before this firm existed.

It's easy to talk about it in the abstract, but the devil's always in the details.

If there's a perception that the state is trying to bypass the consent decree, there will be a direct impact on federal funding.