Christine Gregoire
Christine Gregoire
Christine O'Grady Gregoireis an American politician who served as the 22nd Governor of the state of Washington from 2005 to 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, Gregoire defeated Republican candidate Dino Rossi in 2004 and again in 2008. She is the second female governor of Washington. She was the National Governors Association chairwoman for the 2010–11 term. After she left the governorship, some sources reported that she was being considered for a position in Barack Obama's cabinet in his...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth24 March 1947
CountryUnited States of America
Our farmers need help to recover from their economic losses and begin to replant for next season, ... More Washingtonians are employed by agriculture than any other industry in this state. This is about our economic vitality. We need to provide the assistant and support to help folks pull through.
It isn't enough just to pray for rain, ... These are the times when our farmers need the full support of the state and federal government. We depend on them for every meal we eat and now, because of the drought, they are depending on us.
Literally, today a gallon of diesel is costing our farmers more than they are getting in return for a bushel of wheat,
Take away one thing today and then you are going to what? Take away my religion from me?Are you going to take away my free speech?
It's completely within the realm of possibility that what they need is hospitalization,
The last few months have been far too divisive for the good of our state.I believe we must work aggressively to enact the policies that are needed to strengthen our state's economy and improve the lives of all Washingtonians.
The war against tobacco won't be won in one engagement, ... This is but one battle. This is a realistic solution to our lawsuits. We couldn't overreach for unachievable goals. The status quo can't be allowed to persist.
Enough is enough. There is only so long you can beat a dead horse,
To get things done, we must work together. We must meet in the middle to work out our differences and find the best solutions.
Every county is going to be watched to see if they're able to do it efficiently and effectively, ... I really just hope and pray that counties have worked out any of the difficulties they experienced in the November general election and are able to move it forward.
could cripple us going into the midterm U.S. senatorial, congressional and legislative elections.
I've been very honest rather than allowing it to come here and meet a veto, part of it or all of it, when it's fundamentally a good bill.
The viaduct is our levees, ... The earthquake is our hurricane.
The scale of this disaster is simply overwhelming, ... The people of Washington state have a generous spirit, and we will do all that we can, individually and collectively, to support the victims of the hurricane.