Ed Rendell Quotes

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Ed Rendell

Profession : Politician

Birth : January 5, 1944

I think national issues play into gubernatorial races less than, obviously, in Senate and Congressional races. Much less. They tend to be more decided by personality, leadership qualities and by state or local issues. They still have some effect, no question about it, but not as much as Senate and Congressional races.

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I think Barack Obama has brought a new level of ethical standards to Washington. Has he changed some basic hard-knuckle politics? No. You need hard-knuckle politics to succeed.

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I think a moratorium probably is legal, and we should probably for a short period of time impose a moratorium so that we don't permit any additional landfill permits for the time being, so we don't exacerbate the problem.

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And preserving our open spaces or having them there for recreational purposes is one of the things that contributes to the high level of quality of life that we offer in Pennsylvania, and that also translates into economic benefits.

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There are a tremendous amount of environmental issues that are on the table.

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One of the things that people don't realize is that that natural beauty, those recreational forests, they have an economic development impact for the state as well.

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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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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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Like working families all across the state, we must find a way to make government live within its means.

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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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Creating new jobs for Pennsylvanians continues to be my highest priority throughout the Commonwealth.

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The Medicaid system currently steers people toward nursing home care. Far more people can be covered in community-based care programs for significantly less.

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But in the long run we're not going to be able to keep out of state trash away from Pennsylvania.

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Number one I think we should impose a fee or a tax on the transportation of trash per mile.

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And secondly, I would impose a significant state landfill tipping fee and use that tipping fee to fund the billion dollar bond issue that I want to create to produce the funds for all of the environmental challenges that we just went over.

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Growing Greener doesn't produce money for farmland preservation or open space preservation.

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If there was a way to discourage trash constitutionally, I would sure as heck take a hard look at it. I don't think there is. So I don't think there's a choice here.

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We will not lose this election for lack of money.

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I have said consistently both in my papers and in my speeches - which you heard in the primary campaign - that I will continue to phase out the Capital Stock and Franchise tax.

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