Jim Doyle
Jim Doyle
James Edward "Jim" Doyleis a Wisconsin politician and member of the Democratic Party. He was the 44th Governor of Wisconsin, serving from January 6, 2003 to January 3, 2011. He defeated incumbent Governor Scott McCallum by a margin of 45 percent to 41 percent; the Libertarian Party candidate Ed Thompson carried 10 percent of the vote. Although in 2002 Democrats increased their number of governorships, Doyle was the only one of them to unseat a sitting Republican governor. He is...
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While I want to thank the people and businesses throughout Wisconsin who have already contributed to this enormous effort -- there is still so much more to do, ... It's clear the clean-up and recovery is going to take a very long time. Those who have lost everything will need assistance for everything from housing, to schooling, to finding new jobs, and Wisconsin's relief efforts will not cease until all those who have survived this trauma are safe and secure.
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We are down about 10 to 12 people. People are getting older. Some are having hip replacements or knee operations, or other problems that keep them from doing what can be active, energetic work.
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If they pass it in the Senate, it will be vetoed and it will not become law in Wisconsin, ... Everybody should rest assured that if that thing comes to my desk, it will be vetoed.
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I am deeply disappointed by this decision from the BRAC Commission, ... ... What disappoints me most about the decision is that the U.S. Air Force will be losing so many highly qualified people.
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I feel very strongly that that's not where we should be going with this,
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Given Katrina, we now have to look at these plans with a much bigger scale in mind,
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If the federal government in Washington has concluded that there are not shortages of gasoline, then it clearly is an example of big oil companies' price gouging. The Bush Administration and the FTC should immediately identify the companies that are profiting off of this disaster,
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If the 80,000 fans who attend Saturday's game all give just one dollar, we will raise $80,000 from Wisconsin to help them recover from this tragedy,
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Going forward, my mind will be open to every solution - except one. We should not - we must not - and I will not - raise taxes.
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From cutting back on state contracts to reducing the number of state cars, We're making state government smaller, smarter, more efficient, and more accountable.
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With new jobs, new ideas, and growing confidence that our brightest days lie ahead, Wisconsin is on the move.
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I do not understand how anyone can, in good conscience, tell a family whose child is suffering from a life-threatening disease that politics is more important than finding a cure.
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In Wisconsin, We're at the forefront of research that might one day bring cures for diseases like Parkinsons and Alzheimers, and we must seize its great potential.
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The single most important thing we can do today to ensure a strong, successful future for Wisconsin is invest in our kids early - because what we do now will determine what kind of state Wisconsin will be 10, 20, even 50 years from now.