Ed Rendell Quotes (60 Quotes)

How dare they say things like that when John Kerry supported them on a number of different things and a lot of Democratic senators didn't. If I were John Kerry, my head would be spinning.

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

America has lost one of the great civil rights activists of our time. ... She did it with dedication, class, grace and dignity,

There may well be some veterans who can afford to do so, but can all vets come up with an extra 250 a year to pay for health care I doubt it.

If we do that, I think we'll find a lot more children, ... It's an idea whose time has come.

available to me as governor to perform state active-duty missions dealing with homeland security, natural disasters and other state missions.

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.

We've been working our tail off and lead by that example.

But the FBI spokesman won't tell us anything else ... They won't tell the people of Philadelphia who in four weeks have to decide whether to re-elect a mayor or not,

then the FBI owes that explanation not only to the mayor, but to the people of Philadelphia.

Because this is an industry that is young, it has tremendous potential,

In the midst of a war, when many new men and women will join the legion of veterans, does it really make sense for the president to increase the cost of vets' prescriptions by 100 percent

Pennsylvania is right now undergoing an assessment of water quality, but I think we also need to take a look at and assess of our water quantity.

Rick Santorum and I were hearing on Wednesday afternoon last week that we were in danger of having the 911th totally closed,

I'm interested in giving business an opportunity by improving the tax environment to invest and grow with Pennsylvania, to expand and put more money in capital investment and creating jobs.

Sure, we should be so lucky, but the word experts would use is 'gravitas,' ... Did he look like he was ready to be president Did he have in his resume enough in his background to have him deal with terrorism or these things I think when people look at John Edwards they say he's a terrific, bright young Senator, he'll be something some day, but I don't think they see it now.

Tourism is our second biggest industry in terms of the people it employs.

If I lose, I lose. I'll do it on my terms.

I think our forests should be preserved as much as humanly possible for recreation and just for enjoyment of the natural beauty of Pennsylvania.

To have the 111th here at Willow Grove ... without planes is a bad result, ... Why would you, if you were the Secretary of Defense, pay for the salary of the 111th air wing unit without planes

Twenty to 25 years ago, Pennsylvania was the industrial giant of this country.

As everyone knows, the interstate commerce clause makes it impossible for us to pass a law forbidding out of state trash to come into Pennsylvania.

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.

I'm not sure there's any support for doing it in the Legislature because whoever handles the assessment problem, people get mad at them, no matter what the outcome is, and our Legislature generally doesn't like to have people mad at them,

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.

I think we're recommending to the Federal Emergency Management Agency no more than 300 people coming to Pittsburgh this week, and a greater amount in Philadelphia, ... The key is to get it right. The temptation is to say, 'Send us everyone you need,' but we don't want their experience in Pennsylvania to be an unsatisfactory one. We're taking these people with the idea that they might be with us for four or five or six months.

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.

It's like preparing for a party and learning only 110th of the guest are coming,

We will not lose this election for lack of money.

Unfortunately, government has become a spectator sport. You can't have a government interested in sitting on the sidelines. This administration has done a marvelous job of lowering people's expectations.

to be paid by every vet wishing to participate in the Veterans Administration health care program.

Once these units return, it's important that they have the equipment to train and perform their vital military missions, ... The lack of equipment has not yet resulted in an inability to respond ... but it does not take much imagination to foresee a contingency where there could be negative impacts.

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.

Joe Lieberman would be a bold and courageous choice,

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

Bottled water was, at best, a temporary solution for this community,

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.

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.

No question, but I would give priority-all else being equal-I would give the nod to preserving the beautiful forests of Pennsylvania for just public use and recreation.

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.

During this time of war, it is absolutely the wrong time for our federal government to step back from any of its commitments to our veterans. To do so would be penny wise but pound foolish,

Hurricane Katrina is having a serious impact on the lives of so many Americans and we want to do what we can to lessen its effect on people and families, especially our young people,

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.

This special session will provide a focused way to deliver on that promise without the influence of other issues,

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.

I do think this issue should be decided, but we're not looking to make law here. We're looking to preserve 1,023 jobs

clean government, honest leadership and new hope.

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.

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.

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.