Rod Blagojevich
Rod Blagojevich
Rod Blagojevichserved as the 40th Governor of Illinois from 2003 to 2009...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth10 December 1956
CityChicago, IL
CountryUnited States of America
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We will do for our kids in Illinois what our country decided to do 40 years ago for our senior citizens under the Medicare program. We will guarantee access to health care for our kids,
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That means they can't see a doctor when they need to, can't get the medicine they need, can't get the care they need,
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That's the best way to do it, versus taking money away from our schools, taking money away from providing health care for people,
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I can't think of anything more important, ... (It's) something . . . that no state anywhere in America is currently doing, and that is to provide health care to every child.
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Health care is not a privilege. It's a right, ... It's a right as fundamental as civil rights. It's a right as fundamental as giving every child a chance to get a public education.
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Ask any woman and she'll tell you: health care for women is more expensive than it is for men. In fact, during their reproductive years, women spend 68% more on health care than men do.
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When parents are healthy, they're better able to deal with the challenges of raising their children, and are more productive at work.
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This was a big step, ... Tomorrow, we hopefully can close the deal.
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We gave it a pretty good effort, ... Maybe in the future.
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To have that reunifying moment in a place like that I think is symbolic of the need to change some of the policy so there's more sensitivity,
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We need to restore the public's faith in our state pension systems and send a message that those responsible with investing public dollars have to be held to the highest ethical standards, ... When they fail to do that, as we've seen in recent weeks, they undermine the system and breach the public trust.
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We're trying to martial all of that good will, and martial all of the big hearts the people in Illinois have and try to coordinate that to help the families from New Orleans, Louisiana, Mississippi, and the other affected areas,
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I don't know who A, B, C or Z is, ... All I can tell you is what was written in that document does not describe how we do things. We don't operate that way. No one who is associated with me operates that way, and if they did, they understand I wouldn't tolerate that for a split second.
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Whatever happened to a sense of idealism and embracing an idea that will help people and, in this case, children?