Jon Corzine Quotes

#1. It is my absolute intent to hold the line on taxes.

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#2. Frankly, sharing a media market with Chuck Schumer is like sharing a banana with a monkey. Take a little bite of it, and he will throw his own feces at you.

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#3. We shouldn't be so dependent on foreign oil.

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#4. 'Never again' is the rallying cry for all who believe that mankind must speak out against genocide.

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#5. No family gets rich from earning the minimum wage. In fact, the current minimum wage does not even lift a family out of poverty.

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#6. If the Bush Administration cannot ensure Americans that they will be safe from the flu, how will they protect our country against a possible bio-terror or chemical attack? The American people deserve better.

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#7. Words without deeds violates the moral and legal obligation we have under the genocide convention but, more importantly, violates our sense of right and wrong and the standards we have as human beings about looking to care for one another.

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#8. Members will hear me say repeatedly words are important; deeds are a reality.

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#9. Words without deeds is an affront to the principle that guides our Nation and makes a mockery of the values we as public servants claim to love.

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#10. It has now been over 7 years since Congress last raised the minimum wage to its current level of $5.15 per hour. Since that last increase, Congress's failure to adjust the wage for inflation has reduced the purchasing power of the minimum wage to record low levels.

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#11. I strongly believe that we as a nation can be both secure and free.

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#12. We must do all we can to empower parents and communities to protect our youth and to encourage healthy behavior free from binge drinking and other forms of alcohol abuse.

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#13. I want them to believe I have a vision for the state of New Jersey.

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#14. This has been on the schedule for a long time. You don't get President Clinton on a 24-hour notice.

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#15. The President has once again failed us. Millions of Americans are at risk of going without the flu vaccine this year because the administration failed to act proactively to ensure an adequate supply. There is simply no excuse for this.

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