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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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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These children deserve to go to school, where they can learn and just be kids, ... It will take months and maybe years for their communities in the Gulf states to rebuild, and until they do, if they need us, we will provide a quality education for them in Illinois.
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I think Pat is capable, qualified, very smart and very honest. What's wrong with that?
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Whether it's Gov. Edgar or somebody else, it's never mattered to me, ... If I make a decision to run for governor, I'm going to run for the office of governor.
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We are now in a position. Our fiscal house is in order, and we are poised to seize this moment, right this time, to give every single child in the state of Illinois access to complete and affordable health insurance,
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Whatever happened to a sense of idealism and embracing an idea that will help people and, in this case, children?
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Let's put aside the politics and trust the people. Let's embrace the unique opportunity we all have; take the heat and make the hard and difficult decisions, knowing that we're doing it to make things better for the people of Illinois.
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I know each fund has its supporters, and that some will not want to see the surplus go to schools. But, in tough times, you have to set priorities. And our priority is education.
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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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This was a big step, ... Tomorrow, we hopefully can close the deal.
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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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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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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,