Sen. Bell Quotes

"On a personal level, I wish to express my respect, regard, esteem and affection to my colleague, Sen. Scott McCoy, and regret the personal implications that came out of yesterday's discussion. Above all, the importance of a person has to be kept paramount. And not just a person, but people. I hope in some measure that will express the feeling of those in this body."

"Other states across the nation have moved forward to protect their citizens. I think this is a common-sense, slow-motion step, allowing localities to take their own way."

"There are obviously some issues to face. This is not finished. I will be watching the poverty income issue. I'm concerned about the retiree issue. We've just got a lot of work to do."

"It is a message. We are not interested in removing the sales tax on food."