Jon Corzine
Jon Corzine
Jon Stevens Corzineis an American financial executive and former politician. A Democrat, he was a United States Senator from New Jersey from 2001 to 2006 and was the 54th Governor of New Jersey from 2006 to 2010. He also worked as CEO of Goldman Sachs during the 1990s and was CEO of MF Global from 2010 to 2011. He was charged by the Commodity Futures Trading Commissionin connection with MF's bankruptcy in 2011...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth1 January 1947
CountryUnited States of America
The President has once again failed us. Millions of Americans are at risk of going without the flu vaccine this year because the administration failed to act proactively to ensure an adequate supply. There is simply no excuse for this.
Frankly, sharing a media market with Chuck Schumer is like sharing a banana with a monkey. Take a little bite of it, and he will throw his own feces at you.
If the Bush Administration cannot ensure Americans that they will be safe from the flu, how will they protect our country against a possible bio-terror or chemical attack? The American people deserve better.
It has now been over 7 years since Congress last raised the minimum wage to its current level of $5.15 per hour. Since that last increase, Congress's failure to adjust the wage for inflation has reduced the purchasing power of the minimum wage to record low levels.
I want them to believe I have a vision for the state of New Jersey.
No family gets rich from earning the minimum wage. In fact, the current minimum wage does not even lift a family out of poverty.
We must do all we can to empower parents and communities to protect our youth and to encourage healthy behavior free from binge drinking and other forms of alcohol abuse.
Members will hear me say repeatedly words are important; deeds are a reality.
I don't think that's lame. I don't actually think seniors think that's lame,
The goal of what I have done with my charitable contributions is the same as it is in my public life: to try and make the world a little bit better,
The games are over. New Jersey must put its fiscal house in order. The time of one-shot budget fixes is past. It's time to balance the books.