Ed Rendell
Ed Rendell
Edward Gene "Ed" Rendellan American lawyer and politician who served as the 45th Governor of Pennsylvania, from 2003 to 2011. Rendell, a member of the Democratic Party, served as mayor of Philadelphia from 1992 to 2000...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth5 January 1944
CountryUnited States of America
thinking might way
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.
jobs opportunity creating
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.
thinking community together
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.
important shedding-light streets
The single most important thing you can do to get elected is to have street money!
thinking tickets jew
I don't think anyone can calculate the effect of having a Jew on the ticket.
years vintage bridges
The I-95 bridges were built in the early 1960s and are now more than 50 years old. The same vintage as the I-35 bridge that collapsed in Minnesota back in 2007, killing 13 people and injuring 145. The antiquated Skagit River Bridge in Washington state that collapsed last May after a truck hit one of the trusses was even older. And it's not just bridges. According to the American Society of Civil Engineers, 32 percent of the major roads in America are now in poor condition and in need of major repairs.
campaigns paper phases
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.
thinking ethical-standards levels
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.
beauty impact people
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.
anybody believe bit county folks heaven hell last people pittsburgh ready sure welcome western
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.
active degree influence main practicing public tv
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.
fair
We're exceptionally gratified, ... I think it's fair to say we're elated.
deliver focused influence promise provide session special
This special session will provide a focused way to deliver on that promise without the influence of other issues,
bit dignity
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.