Jon Corzine Quotes

• Words without deeds violates the moral and legal obligation we have under the genocide convention but, more importantly, violates our sense of right and wrong and the standards we have as human beings about looking to care for one another.

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• Words without deeds is an affront to the principle that guides our Nation and makes a mockery of the values we as public servants claim to love.

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• We shouldn’t be so dependent on foreign oil.

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• We must do all we can to empower parents and communities to protect our youth and to encourage healthy behavior free from binge drinking and other forms of alcohol abuse.

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• This has been on the schedule for a long time. You don’t get President Clinton on a 24-hour notice.

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• The President has once again failed us. Millions of Americans are at risk of going without the flu vaccine this year because the administration failed to act proactively to ensure an adequate supply. There is simply no excuse for this.

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• No family gets rich from earning the minimum wage. In fact, the current minimum wage does not even lift a family out of poverty.

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• ‘Never again’ is the rallying cry for all who believe that mankind must speak out against genocide.

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• Members will hear me say repeatedly words are important; deeds are a reality.

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• It is my absolute intent to hold the line on taxes.

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• It has now been over 7 years since Congress last raised the minimum wage to its current level of $5.15 per hour. Since that last increase, Congress’s failure to adjust the wage for inflation has reduced the purchasing power of the minimum wage to record low levels.

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• If the Bush Administration cannot ensure Americans that they will be safe from the flu, how will they protect our country against a possible bio-terror or chemical attack? The American people deserve better.

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• I strongly believe that we as a nation can be both secure and free.

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Jon Corzine (13)

Birth:	1st January, 1947
Nationality:	American
Profession:	Politician

About

Jon Stevens Corzine was born in Taylorville, Illinois, USA. He is an American businessman and Democratic politician. He served as the United States Senator from New Jersey (2001 to 2006). He served as the 54th Governor of New Jersey from 2006 to 2010. He also worked as CEO of Goldman Sachs during the 1990s and was CEO of MF Global from 2010 to 2011. He earned a BA degree from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1969. While in college, he enlisted in the United States Marine Corps Reserve and served from 1969 until 1975, attaining the rank of sergeant. He earned an MBA degree from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business in 1973.

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