Ed Rendell
Ed Rendell
Edward Gene "Ed" Rendellan American lawyer and politician who served as the 45th Governor of Pennsylvania, from 2003 to 2011. Rendell, a member of the Democratic Party, served as mayor of Philadelphia from 1992 to 2000...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth5 January 1944
CountryUnited States of America
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since Sept. 11, 2001, more than 14,000 Pennsylvania National Guard members have left the comfort of their home to risk their lives for our security.
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Pennsylvania has a rich cultural heritage and we continue to build on that foundation, ... This year's talented and visionary awardees represent the significant contributions made to our Commonwealth by the members of Pennsylvania's cultural community.
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Would I be happy just practicing law? No. Would I be happy just doing TV and speeches? No. I want to do all of these things and be as active as I can... but my main goal is to have some degree of influence on the public discussion.
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We believe we're ready for them, ... We wanted to make sure we were ready before anybody came. We want the people of Pittsburgh and Allegheny County to welcome them as folks who have been through hell in the last week. We want to show them a little bit of Western Pennsylvania heaven when they get here.
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One of the reasons we don't have our deficit under control is because Republicans are wusses and won't tell their base a simple fact that everyone knows. We can't eliminate the deficit without raising some revenue... They're wusses.
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If we do that, I think we'll find a lot more children, ... It's an idea whose time has come.
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now the president is proposing to again double those increased co-pays.
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Secondly, quality of life is always very high on the list of criteria for why companies or people or families locate or relocated in an area.
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For my part, I make this pledge to all of you: The politics of division, of pitting east against west, urban versus rural, region against region, and people against people will have no place in my Administration.
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Tourism is our second biggest industry in terms of the people it employs.
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We are the second oldest state in the Union because too many of our young people are leaving Pennsylvania. They are leaving Pennsylvania behind for opportunities elsewhere.
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I am a free spirit. I tell the truth, and I like to mix it up.
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And the beautiful open spaces, the forests of Pennsylvania, the recreational uses that come from having these green open spaces and forests, they contribute dramatically to the level of our tourism, dramatically.
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Well, the infrastructure part of the stimulus has worked. There's absolutely no question about it. We can demonstrate in Pennsylvania and other states around the union how it's produced good, paying jobs both on the construction sites and back in American factories. It has worked.