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“…via computer whatever and you return on television like you for the house representatives and you'll be able to watch the Senate in session. …”

“…predicted you know back when I was under and then -- the Kevin Harvick shell. I just before Kevin left here. That you're going to see this year. I'm sorry next year a lot more insidious …”

“…the core of the talks involving Delphi and the automotive industry and General Motors. . Tell me what you've got going there specifically you're you're looking at ways to expand who gets the coverage under the whole new auto bailout system. While it's specifically adelphi and and in Delphi was spun off from General Motors in 1999 nation no other. We have thousands of retirees in the lock port Erie Niagara county areas. And when this deal with this auto task force the president to set up to manage the the restructuring of GM. The Delphi individuals are being. The Delphi has been moved back in two General Motors right they're buying it back -- yeah. But the part that is very. Frustrating for me is that a decision was made …”

“…Come out publicly disclose. As I say. These are hard times for General Motors who wanted to restructure and a way that the company can succeed going forward. And it the retirees. You know they may …”

“…that. Then gin dominoes keep the chairman of the Republican Party in Erie county and lend -- the chairman of the Democratic Party here in Erie county. . We'll be getting to both of them in just a moment but right off the top. I want to spend just brief …”

“…in studio also this hour land -- and the chairman of the Erie county Democratic Party Jim demagogue skew the chair of the Erie county Republican Party. And guys have got to ask you what do you think about what he's saying the whole idea that ballot …”

“…Little pretty much. And computer have similar thing a General Motors worker that's retired in Cheektowaga. Their pensions after thirty years for something about 7000 dollars. And I'm kind of at the retirees what they're collecting -- seventies and he. And bear pension costs for general mark up 240000. So that's -- big. Big difference and it was -- both the states and General Motors would actually pay for the pension. But the really different than the numbers of employees. General Motors -- 670000. Retirees and currently it's gonna end up with about 40000 employees. The state has one million people involved in their …”

“…pension reform I started covering this and camera -- mid ninety's. And General Motors does not the only place hasn't worried about legacy -- the situation is similar network in the states. And around 95 that …”

“…down and the state budget is so tied to what happens on Wall Street because. A big chunk of where -- so revenue comes from taxes. It's from Wall Street the large very alert salaries -- Wall Street. . And primarily -- cities so whenever New York City suffers. And that it has lay -- what it currently has two point 5000 people have been layoffs from Wall Street. . Then have a big impact on the State's budget because currently that's about 49%. Down in tax revenue. Which means compared to …”

“…pension reform I started covering this sometime around 95 mid ninety's. And General Motors is not the only place hasn't worried about legacy caught the situation is similar network in the states. And around 95 that …”

“…being exactly the right stadium for regional team. That would be the Buffalo Bills with one or two games played in Toronto. The remaining games played here cause frankly Rogers Centre is fine for one or two games it is not a football stadium. And a new stadium these days is a billion dollars so when you look at the economic return for someone buying the bills it's a very different return when you pay 6300 million in use Ralph Wilson Stadium verses. One point eight billion which would include building in new stadium in the numbers don't work with the new stadium have the Rogers communications people ever talked with you about what could happen after Ralph Wilson's gone. Yeah I've had discussions with with Roger's absolutely and it's all got to play itself out. But no one that I've talked to has talked about the team moving every one is talking about. The team staying the Buffalo Bills sharing in regional rising the team through southern Ontario which will. Help the economics of the team. Is as you take a couple of games out of the buffalo market. In the supply and demand world that means all the games are sold out you can raise ticket prices it increases the value of the team. As the Buffalo Bills I I have no worries personally. That that we're going to lose the bills even under a possible Rogers ownership. That's correct. They've they've pretty much assured you that if they came in that they'd want to keep it here that they've given me no assurance is okay but all the discussions have revolved around. Then staying the Buffalo Bills headquartered here in western New York and it Ralph Wilson Stadium. . The numbers just don't work with the new billion dollar stadium it's that simple. Are there other ownership groups out there and …”

“…week where there was some talk at least talk about possibly the Buffalo Bills may be or someone connected to them somehow using their name to look at a new stadium. There is of course the …”

“…Well absolutely yes he he was. He was very focused. Western New York. . Despite the fact that he had -- national stage and and might make first. First involvement with with government was just turning in his congressional office in 1986. And you know that was shortly before even for president -- tankers for. Many years at that point but even at that point preparing for presidential campaign he was still very focused and constituent service is very focused. And projects that were facing the community wouldn't it be the …”

“…your attorney -- ago -- talking about the passing of Jack Kemp Jim welcome -- the program good morning -- Obviously this was this was something that a lot of people thought might be …”

“…was -- The democratic district and in Monroe county which -- and Mike Green. . Said it was let's not that it it didn't appear just be the Rockefeller drug laws -- appeared that there are getting …”

“…another tech because it is going to result in less people getting higher education people people tuning in this morning senator. …”

“…how high schools really taken off this see this state. Data at high school level. But he is behind. In other words is coming out next week the next -- with a high school graduation rate. The graduation rate will be the tenth grade is clear when that came in 2005. So I'm hoping that when -- in the plans for high school and all of that -- you see it in 2010. …”

“…the form two views and who see the doses of particularly in high school and beyond. And in college reading is a fundamental problems so I think you'll see various -- to those -- That much …”

“…to. That the trust funds that that money would go into for Social Security for Medicare well -- And I'm glad you brought that are at a probably worry about him grow and next it was one of the notes did bring up is because all of these. Anything that we did be -- a tax cut remorse spending has consequences down the road. And we didn't even get into the fact that we have all these -- the baby boomers all starting to go. In retire so Social Security Medicare all of these issues. We need to think about have a long term strategy so that our children have an opportunity …”

“…I think we're getting pretty good traction. I'm hopeful that we'll get Nancy Pelosi to make an up or down vote on this thing soon. But either way if if the bill doesn't get past I'm …”