We sympathize with consumers paying high gasoline prices. We are trying to help public-policy makers understand what makes prices high.
Quotes about public-policy (9 Quotes)
One of the things it will be used for is to raise awareness among public-policy and economic-development officials of the strength and importance of Fairfield County and to gauge the concerns of Fairfield County businesses compared to what we've seen from other businesses across the state.
Current organizations have served us well, but they are not going to get us to the next level where we need to be. We need more strength and more focused work on the real public-policy issues.
It's going to be a comprehensive survey on business and public-policy issues, particularly those which affect Fairfield County, such as transportation, energy issues, work force and health care.
I remember that campaign. I was 14 years old, and I lived in Houston, Texas, and my pastor came back to our Baptist church and from the pulpit, he said 'I have good news President Kennedy told us that on public-policy issues, his church doesn't speak for him and he doesn't speak for his church. And that he's going to separate his Catholicism from his service if he's elected.' And people applauded all across the auditorium. They just thought it was a great thing.
There isn't another issue as important as this one as far as I'm concerned, ... We need something that closes this off other than just by legal means. We are talking about a public-policy fix. But it is premature to say what that magic bullet could be.
We need to have transparency. There's all sorts of questions about whether this is good from a civil-liberties perspective or public-policy perspective. Is it going to create a new level of bureaucracy Is that more effective or less effective
They're working in a public venue on public-policy issues, so why shouldn't their fees be made public It's such a spin to say that this isn't fair to them or an invasion of their privacy.
Doug has spent more than 20 years in Washington as an outstanding advocate for the communications industry. His experience working with Congress and administrations from both parties will be invaluable to our public-policy work promoting radio and television broadcasting.