Tommy Thompson
Tommy Thompson
Tommy George Thompsonis a United States Republican politician who was a state legislator in Wisconsin, and 42nd Governor of Wisconsin from 1987 to 2001. During his term as governor he was the chairman of AMTRAK, the nation's passenger rail service. He served as the U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services from 2001–05, appointed by George W. Bush. After his time in the Bush Administration, Thompson was a partner with the law-firm Akin Gump and Chairman of Deloitte's global healthcare...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth19 November 1941
CityElroy, WI
CountryUnited States of America
The counties that are losing jobs and they are so poor simply don't have the money to compete. In the piedmont they're paying teachers bonuses to teach. In the eastern part of the state, they're lucky to find teacher willing to live here.
It was good to see Ames and Valley early, because we play them a lot. Quite a few of the teams we went up against will also be in our district later this year.
What an incredible testament to the people of Ohio County, ... Today underscores what a lot of us have known for a long time: This is a truly great place to call home.
We spend $117 billion a year on obesity-related diseases and 300,000 Americans die,
US 17 has been on the drawing board for about 50 years as far as I know every governor in my lifetime has promised a four-lane and none has.
Corporate America is like everybody they read it and see it on television but they really can't completely digest it.
Brian really had an excellent day. There were a lot of good players here, and for him to place fourth as a sophomore is great.
We have access to 1.2 million doses of vaccine,
We have 6,000 in the commissioned corps, medical professionals that are able to move in. We have over several hundred in CDC, several hundred doctors and professionals and scientists in at NIH.
We are going to be under one dollar, I can assure you,
As we all know, the issues that were prominent on President-elect Bush's campaign agenda are the issues that, predominantly, the Department of the Health and Human Services will help him tackle over the next four years. I appreciate the confidence that he is showing in me today,
All of us stand today at the precipice of a new era, where science holds the promise of curing the most devastating diseases,
The White House is reviewing my recommendations, and hopefully we'll have a decision in the near future,
This embargo will help us protect the American public and prevent introduction of SARS in the United States,