* “The Chinese market is not sufficiently open to European companies, and we must change this.”–The European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker.
* “After 52 years, it’s time for the United States to fully recognize Israel’s sovereignty over the Golan Heights, which is of critical strategic and security importance to the state of Israel and regional stability.”–President Donald Trump.
* “Amid all the complications of policy, may we never forget that immigration is a blessing and a strength.”–Former President George W. Bush, in welcoming new U.S. citizens during a naturalization ceremony in Dallas.
* “Throughout the world today, from Saudi Arabia to the Philippines, from Guatemala to North Korea, bad things happen because the Trump Administration winks at them. The United States as moral guardian, however flawed, has vanished.”–Roger Cohen, New York Times.
* “We will protect the president as we would protect any individual taxpayer under their rights.”–Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin, testifying before the House Ways and Means Committee–and signaling that he would likely block a congressional request to obtain President Donald Trump’s tax returns on privacy grounds.
* “I hope that Mr. Trump is not impeached and removed from office before the end of his term. … If Mr. Trump were removed from office by Congress, a significant portion of this country would see this as a coup, and it would drive those people further from the common center of American life, more deeply fracturing our country.”–Former FBI Director James Comey.
* All I’m interested in is them releasing the full report, the full Mueller Report.”–House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
* “Donald Trump has renewed his campaign of insult against John McCain, proving that the lowest place on earth isn’t the Mariana Trench–it’s the president’s soul. … It showed that Trump isn’t merely unsuited to leadership. He’s unfit for mankind.”–Bret Stephens, New York Times.
* “For all the nativist movement’s efforts over the decades to rein in immigration, the chances of preserving a white majority are effectively gone.”–Noah Lanard, Mother Jones.
* “The road to the White House runs through Florida. We can deny Donald Trump a second term right here in the state of Florida.”–Andrew Gillum, in announcing that he will be launching a voter registration initiative in Florida.
* “We recognized this major mobility problem that was starting to present itself between densely populated too-short-to-fly but too-long-to-drive areas, and we saw it as an opportunity.”–Patrick Goddard, president of Brightline, on the rationale for offering train travel in top Florida urban markets–including Orlando to Tampa.
* “Assign a designated ‘water watcher’ anytime children are playing in pools or at the beach. … It only takes 20 seconds for a child to begin to drown, and supervision is the single best method of prevention.”–Dr. Kelly Devers, Hillsborough County’s chief medical examiner.
* “We’ve got a couple more years of state money, we’ve brought down costs and we’re seeing ridership increase. Let’s keep doing this until we’re in a position, big picture, where we can (start) up service with multiple boats.”–St. Petersburg Mayor Rick Kriseman on the Cross-Bay Ferry, which showed a 40 percent increase in ridership half way through its six-month season.
* “USF’s trajectory is truly unlike any other public university in the country, and there is so much potential for future growth.”–SMU Provost Steven Currall, who was named the next president of USF.
* “The ability to vote should never be conditioned on your ability to pay a court cost.”–Ashley Thomas, Florida director for the Fines and Fees Justice Center, weighing in on bills that would require ex-felons to pay court fees before voting rights are restored.
* “We’re people serving people. We’re more than schedules and a slogan and a way for people to get from point A to point B.”–Benjamin Limmer, the new CEO of the Hillsborough Area Regional Transit Authority.
* “I’m a coach who happens to be a woman. I’m not a woman who happens to be a coach.”–Lori Locust, one of two pioneering full-time, female coaches hired by the Bucs. Locust is an assistant defensive line coach.