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" Is regulation per se bad? Is better regulation bad? I think better regulation is good for the business community, and I think that's something we should get together on. "
Ed Rendell
Business
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Good
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" Creating new jobs for Pennsylvanians continues to be my highest priority throughout the Commonwealth. "
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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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" 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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" Look, natural gas, just like oil, is going to eventually go away. It's not renewable. "
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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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" 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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" 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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" I am a fiscal conservative. "
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" It used to be that Democrats and Republicans would disagree, but they could be social to each other. There were times during the year that we acted together in the good of the country. "
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" I normally don't endorse in Democratic primaries. "
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" Growing Greener doesn't produce money for farmland preservation or open space preservation. "
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" Tourism is our second biggest industry in terms of the people it employs. "
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" I think politics today is all about false choices: You can have a robust energy economy and a challenged environment, or a great environment and no economy. That's a false choice. You can do both. "
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" Under the law, the government, whether it's state, local or federal, cannot give the Catholic Church or any religious institution money directly. "
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" Most people are motivated by the economy. And if you've lost your job, lost your mortgage, lost your 401(k), you're angry. And if your brother-in-law has lost one of those you're angry still. And when you're angry you take it out on people who are in office. Which is natural. "
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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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" We will not lose this election for lack of money. "
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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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" There are a tremendous amount of environmental issues that are on the table. "
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" If I lose, I lose. I'll do it on my terms. "
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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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" If I were president, I am not sure that I would offer Ed Rendell the job of chief of staff. "
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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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" 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've always sort of believed that the future takes care of itself. "
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" I think the president should be accessible, should answer questions that aren't pre-screened, but I think there should be a little bit of dignity to the presidency. "
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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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" George W. Bush always said and did what he believed and he let it rip. "
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" I think if we're going to have to landfill trash, and I think we basically have to, we might as well get the upside for it and dedicate that upside to improving the environment in so many different ways. "
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