Ron Sims
Ron Sims
Ronald Cordell "Ron" Simsis the former Deputy Secretary of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, having served in the position from May 8, 2009 to July 2011. He is also the former King County Executive. Sims ran unsuccessfully for higher office twice: United States Senator in 1994 and for Governor of Washington in 2004...
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a clear lack of momentum and, frankly, poor financial management.
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is planning on spending these next weeks making sure those people come back.
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there's never been a project more thoroughly vetted.
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It's not every day you see an older brother put a little sister out of a job.
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They voted against him in large numbers in a Democratic primary again this year. ... What's the likelihood they're going to vote for him all of a sudden?
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August gave a little talk before the show about how he dropped out of school, regretted it and spent hours in the library educating himself, ... He talked about developing your intellect, being open to the world and life through books. It was one of the most brilliant speeches I've ever heard on that subject, and it really moved those kids.
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I thought government's role was to establish infrastructure so that wealth could be made by the private sector,
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I think anybody with a long record like Ron has, and who has made some pretty strong leadership moves, there're going to be people who have some concerns, ... Third terms are hard.
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King County has completed a remarkable financial turnaround that any corporation would envy.
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We must find innovative ways to grow and thrive as a region without compromising our environment, ... This is not an easy task.... It means getting the most bang for our buck, or to put it another way, getting the most green for our green.
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has made a commitment that what they recommend will be implemented.
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I have said all along that I would not endorse any proposal from any airline if it led to significant traffic and noise impacts,
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I want to tell the public -- life is normal, they can return to it,
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I'm really pleased with what I know so far about this election, ... It's light-years away from what the performance was last year.