Tim Pawlenty
Tim Pawlenty
Timothy James "Tim" Pawlentyis president and CEO of Financial Services Roundtable, a Washington, D.C.-based industry advocacy group. He was a Republican politician who served as the 39th Governor of Minnesota. He previously served in the Minnesota House of Representatives, where he was majority leader for two terms. In 2011 he entered the campaign for the Republican presidential nomination and later was a potential vice presidential nominee before serving as co-chair of Mitt Romney's campaign...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth27 November 1960
CountryUnited States of America
We have a country that is $5 a gallon gas, $4 a gallon gas, we got unbearable unemployment and a federal government that is out of control. We have to take back this country and we've got to get off the sidelines and take it to President Obama.
The one issue there seems to be consensus on is the Gophers stadium, ... We will move forward with that as a possible basis for a special session.
The one issue there seemed to be consensus on is a Gophers stadium on campus at the University of Minnesota,
The modern infrastructure, past operational performance, and recruiting/retention successes combine to make the 148th one of the premier Air National Guard organizations in the country and serve as a basis for continuation of the 148th,
Setting aside the stadium issues, if these allegations are true, they're awful, ... To have football players or anyone else act in that manner is awful.
I wouldn't say we are getting any pressure, ... They are disappointed and concerned, but they haven't made any threats.
We would not have the country that we have without people in the United States Military like those who are standing before us.
If it's obvious that the bulk of legislative leaders aren't interested in moving forward, we can lead a horse to water but we can't make him or her drink, ... So we're not going to force their head into the river.
I'm a Republican. Let's go out into the world market and try to get a better deal for Americans,
If you had a terrorist incident, or a nuclear bomb or a biological weapon in a major metropolitan area, that could trigger that kind of need.
The individuals who we have all seen and heard about, through the media and otherwise, who are suffering greatly are our fellow citizens,
This is necessary because both the Canadian government and some large pharmaceutical manufacturers may be jeopardizing access to Canadian prescription medicines.
President Obama said that he designed ObamaCare after RomneyCare, and basically made it ObamneyCare.
In my address last year, I spoke on the issue of gaming. My preference then is my preference now: to keep gaming within its existing contours, but to explore a better deal for all Minnesotans.