Jay Nixon
Jay Nixon
Jeremiah Wilson "Jay" Nixonis an American politician who is the 55th and current Governor of Missouri. A member of the Democratic Party, Nixon was first elected Governor in 2008 and reelected in 2012...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth13 February 1956
CityDe Soto, MO
CountryUnited States of America
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I think, at times of stress, you have to trust the pillars of democracy.
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It is an outrage for someone to solicit funds from well-meaning Americans eager to lend a helping hand to the victims of hurricane Katrina, only to funnel those donations to something that is nothing more than a racist hate site.
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John Ashcroft's actions there were using politics to really play to the far right. The fact that it was an African-American judge made it an even more acceptable argument that this man was soft on crime, and that's just not true,
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We looked at a 20-day snapshot in time to compare the margins between how much retailers paid for the gas and how much they charged customers for the gas, ... That margin was the focal point of our investigation.
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I haven't met one parent or one teacher in Missouri who thinks we should balance the budget by taking money from kids' classrooms.
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In order to run a red light, it takes a vehicle and a person, ... The method they've established in this area deals only with the machine, not the person driving it, unless we're talking about Herbie the Love Bug or My Mother the Car.
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By standing still, we're making the things we don't like about Obamacare even worse, forcing Missourians to bear all the costs of this law - and reap none of the benefits.
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By preying on those who can least afford to lose their money, this operation is doing little more than stealing, ... These unscrupulous business practices must be stopped, and victims of these unfair and deceptive acts should be made whole.
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For over 25 years, Lacy Clay has been a powerful voice for working families and a tireless advocate for the people of St. Louis. And throughout his long career in public service, I've considered Lacy a close personal friend.
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What we have is a great number of people working extremely hard to make sure that death number stays where it is and the people that have to go to shelters are taken care of tonight and for as many days as it takes and that we support our first responders that are out there keeping security.
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I mean, the power of water to lift cars is amazing. A creek backed up near a railroad track. And an entire train was lifted off of the railroad track and dumped over. People just need to make sure they do not drive into water. It floats the cars, and then we have deaths because of it.
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So we have a tremendous amount of water where the two greatest rivers in North America meet. And then all of the tributaries from the various areas come in there also. It's also highly populated. So we're working a number of water rescues. We're working extremely hard to keep people safe and make sure that we're keeping the rule of law and keep people warm. It's been pretty cold.