Peter Fisher
Peter Fisher
adept inside
They're very adept at working the inside game.
cigarette increase since states
Since 2001, we've had 42 states increase their cigarette taxes.
monetary operations stepped
Don stepped into a world where monetary operations were broken,
influence major source
I think that's their major source of influence.
caution extreme report treated
The report should be treated with extreme caution. It is being heavily spun.
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The report is basically more depressing evidence that the states are failing to live up to the promise and opportunity brought by these settlement dollars. We believe that states should spend a significant portion of the money on prevention of problems that led to this lawsuit in the first place.
heard liquor shocked
When I first heard about it, I was shocked they were going to have liquor on campus.
facts public
We have the public support. We have the facts on our side.
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We do not need the 30-year bond to meet the government's current financing needs, nor those that we expect to face in coming years.