"Add it all up and that's a tremendous amount of clout that we need to be using more effectively," said Representative Silvestre Reyes, the Texas Democrat who is chairman of the Hispanic caucus.
"Really," he said, "it was a feeling that in order to play in the big leagues at this point going forward, we needed the clout we could get from that company in terms of marketing, technology and their referral network".
And I thought that if this is going to really fly, and it was going to have more clout internationally, then we needed a proper international partner".
We need political clout to make those things happen.
I think we need to love before we can claim the clout to start hurling bromides.
We need a movement, a groundswell, to give those lobbyists the clout they need.
"We knew we needed significant media clout and scale and critical mass," said Miles S. Nadal, chairman and chief executive of MDC.
"You look to consolidate, where applicable, to get you the clout you need," he added.
If students are to gain real clout, they need the chance to work in partnership with their universities – and that includes management as well as academic staff, he adds.
How much more processing clout you need to power that is up for debate, especially given that the Watch requires its wearers also own an iPhone pocket computer — which they likely will continue to upgrade, per carrier cycles.
