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American - Politician Born: January 5, 1944

Tourism is our second biggest industry in terms of the people it employs.

People Tourism Industry Our

One of the things that people don't realize is that that natural beauty, those recreational forests, they have an economic development impact for the state as well.

Beauty People Natural Beauty Realize

I am a free spirit. I tell the truth, and I like to mix it up.

Truth I Am Free Spirit

I think a moratorium probably is legal, and we should probably for a short period of time impose a moratorium so that we don't permit any additional landfill permits for the time being, so we don't exacerbate the problem.

Time Legal Think Problem

Is regulation per se bad? Is better regulation bad? I think better regulation is good for the business community, and I think that's something we should get together on.

Good Business Together Community

Most people are motivated by the economy. And if you've lost your job, lost your mortgage, lost your 401(k), you're angry. And if your brother-in-law has lost one of those you're angry still. And when you're angry you take it out on people who are in office. Which is natural.

You Angry People Job

We are the second oldest state in the Union because too many of our young people are leaving Pennsylvania. They are leaving Pennsylvania behind for opportunities elsewhere.

People Behind Leaving Opportunities

Like working families all across the state, we must find a way to make government live within its means.

Government Way Live Find

For my part, I make this pledge to all of you: The politics of division, of pitting east against west, urban versus rural, region against region, and people against people will have no place in my Administration.

Politics You People Place

Creating new jobs for Pennsylvanians continues to be my highest priority throughout the Commonwealth.

New Creating Priority Commonwealth

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The Medicaid system currently steers people toward nursing home care. Far more people can be covered in community-based care programs for significantly less.

Home People Care More

There are a tremendous amount of environmental issues that are on the table.

Environmental Table Issues Tremendous

But in the long run we're not going to be able to keep out of state trash away from Pennsylvania.

Long Trash Run Going

Number one I think we should impose a fee or a tax on the transportation of trash per mile.

Think Transportation Trash Tax

And secondly, I would impose a significant state landfill tipping fee and use that tipping fee to fund the billion dollar bond issue that I want to create to produce the funds for all of the environmental challenges that we just went over.

Environmental Challenges Bond Want

I think if we're going to have to landfill trash, and I think we basically have to, we might as well get the upside for it and dedicate that upside to improving the environment in so many different ways.

Think Environment Trash Different

Growing Greener doesn't produce money for farmland preservation or open space preservation.

Money Space Open Preservation

If there was a way to discourage trash constitutionally, I would sure as heck take a hard look at it. I don't think there is. So I don't think there's a choice here.

Look Think Way Choice

And the beautiful open spaces, the forests of Pennsylvania, the recreational uses that come from having these green open spaces and forests, they contribute dramatically to the level of our tourism, dramatically.

Beautiful Green Tourism Open

And preserving our open spaces or having them there for recreational purposes is one of the things that contributes to the high level of quality of life that we offer in Pennsylvania, and that also translates into economic benefits.

Life Quality High Things

We will not lose this election for lack of money.

Money Election Lose Will

I have said consistently both in my papers and in my speeches - which you heard in the primary campaign - that I will continue to phase out the Capital Stock and Franchise tax.

You Will Said Tax

I'm interested in giving business an opportunity by improving the tax environment to invest and grow with Pennsylvania, to expand and put more money in capital investment and creating jobs.

Business Money Opportunity Grow

We've been working our tail off and lead by that example.

Lead Example Tail Working

If I lose, I lose. I'll do it on my terms.

I think Barack Obama has brought a new level of ethical standards to Washington. Has he changed some basic hard-knuckle politics? No. You need hard-knuckle politics to succeed.

Politics You Think New

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