    Sentence 1: Responding later , Edward  Skyler , a spokesman for the mayor , said ,  The comptroller ‘s statements , while  noteworthy for their sensationalism , bear  no relation to the facts .    Sentence 2: Jordan Barowitz , a spokesman  for Republican Mayor Michael Bloomberg  said : “ The Comptroller ‘s statements ,  while noteworthy for their sensationalism ,  bear no relation to the facts.”