* “This attack stands out for its appalling, sickening cowardice.”–British Prime Minister Theresa May, on the Manchester terrorist bombing.
* “The belief in shared values has been shattered by the Trump Administration. … It’s as if he’s still trying to win a campaign.”–Stephan Bierling, trans-Atlantic relations specialist at Germany’s University of Regensburg.
* “He feels much more knowledgeable on the topic today.”–White House economic adviser Gary Cohn, on how President Donald Trump’s views are “evolving” on the global climate accord.
* “Trump thinks the way to represent America is with a caricature of strength, without understanding it comes across as weakness and boorishness.”–Maureen Dowd, New York Times.
* “Washington conservatives know that reporters are not making up these incredible quotes, or relying only on Democratic holdovers, or getting bits of gossip from the janitor.”–Megan McArdle, Bloomberg.
* “(The government’s) asserted national security interest … appears to be a post hoc, secondary justification for an executive action rooted in religious animus and intended to bar Muslims from this country.”–U.S. (4th) Circuit Court of Appeals Chief Judge Roger L. Gregory, in ruling against the executive order targeting six Muslim-majority countries.
* “If you look back 10 years from now, I’d be surprised if the Trump effect didn’t show up in the data.”–Joshua Gans, professor at the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto, on Canada’s efforts to welcome immigrants in high-tech fields, notably artificial intelligence, in response to Trump Administration policies.
* “Basically dead on arrival.”–The take of Texas Sen. John Cornyn, the Senate’s No. 2 Republican, on the Trump Administration’s $4.1 trillion budget plan.
* “I don’t think the president’s budget is going anywhere.”–Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La.
* “These cuts that are being proposed are draconian.”–U.S. Rep. Harold Rogers, R-Ky.
* “In the America of President Trump’s budget, children, working families, seniors and people with disabilities will be ‘fined,’ while the wealthiest Americans will get a ‘bonus.’ What’s so ‘great’ about that America?”–Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill.
* “It makes everything harder and more difficult.”–Sen. Dean Heller, R-Nev., on the impact of the Congressional Budget Office’s scathing analysis of the House GOP health care bill.
* “There’s blinking yellow lights throughout the whole thing.”–Sen. Patrick Toomey, R-Pa., on the CBO report.
* “We need these folks up here dealing with all the investigations and all that stuff. It’s important. But to think they’re going to drive an economic message with this blazing inferno going on today is just not realistic.”–Terry McAuliffe, Virginia’s Democratic governor.
* “Asking the FBI to drop an investigation is obstruction of justice. Obstruction of justice is an impeachable offense.”–Florida congressman Ted Deutch, D-Boca Raton.
* “The attorney general’s directive marks an unnecessary and unfortunate return to past ‘tough on crime’ practices that we now know simply don’t enhance or promote the safety of our communities. There is no empirical evidence to suggest that increases in sentence, particularly for low-level offenses, decrease the crime rate.”–Hillsborough State Attorney Andrew Warren, one of the 31 district prosecutors nationwide who signed a letter voicing opposition to the ‘tough-on-crime’ policies of Attorney General Jeff Sessions.
* “Those in the Republican leadership in Tallahassee view their own inaction to improve our public education system as the perfect excuse to siphon billions of your tax dollars to well-connected, for-profit charter school corporations.”–State Rep. Janet Cruz of Tampa, the House Democratic Leader.
* “I am prepared to invest significant monies in this industry and I plan to.”–Attorney John Morgan, in announcing that he intends to spend upwards of $100 million into “the right (medical marijuana) opportunities.”
* “It is irresponsible and poor governance to ask you to decide on sweeping changes to the tax (homestead exemption) statute without also telling you what the consequences will be for services in your backyard.”–Mayor Bob Buckhorn.
* “What you’re witnessing is the evolution of the airport model. … Now we’re a mini mall that offers plane departures.”–TIA CEO Joe Lopano.
* “There’s nothing like hosting a Super Bowl.”–Hillsborough County Commissioner Ken Hagan.