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 am deeply saddened for the people of Ferguson who woke up to see parts of their community in ruins. No one should have to live like this; no one deserves this. We must do better, and we will.
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While we all respect the solemn responsibility of our law enforcement officers to protect the public, we must also safeguard the rights of Missourians to peaceably assemble and the rights of the press to report on matters of public concern.
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When we meet our Maker, ... we will proudly stand and talk about what we -- together -- did.
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We all know there are problems with Obamacare, and Washington's implementation of it has been abysmal. But rejecting Medicaid won't fix any of those things.
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There is a well-established process by which a prosecutor can recuse themselves from a pending investigation and a special prosecutor be appointed.
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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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I can't say enough about the tremendous work the Missouri National Guard has done as part of our military efforts in Afghanistan, Iraq and other countries.
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Today culminates a process of nearly two years to investigate and prosecute allegations of fraud against a state tax credit program that is intended to bring economic development to areas of our state most in need of growth,
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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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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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The fact that they didn't see it coming shows they aren't psychic.
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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.