Quotes by Ed Rendell

About Ed Rendell:

Edward Gene is an American politician who served as the 45th Governor of Pennsylvania, from 2003 to 2011. Rendell, a member of the Democratic Party, was elected Governor of Pennsylvania in 2002, and his term of office began January 21, 2003. He was recently a member of the Democratic Governors Association Executive Committee and served as General Chairman of the Democratic National Committee during the 2000 presidential election. Rendell is also a football analyst on Comcast SportsNet's Eagles Postgame Live, hosted by Michael Barkann.
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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.

Ed Rendell

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.

Ed Rendell

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.

Ed Rendell

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

Ed Rendell

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

Ed Rendell

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.

Ed Rendell

I think politics today is all about false choices: You can have a robust energy economy and a challenged environment, or a great environment and no economy. That's a false choice. You can do both.

Ed Rendell

Natural gas is great for America in so many ways.

Ed Rendell

Well, the infrastructure part of the stimulus has worked. There's absolutely no question about it. We can demonstrate in Pennsylvania and other states around the union how it's produced good, paying jobs both on the construction sites and back in Ame...

Ed Rendell

It used to be that Democrats and Republicans would disagree, but they could be social to each other. There were times during the year that we acted together in the good of the country.

Ed Rendell

I've always sort of believed that the future takes care of itself.

Ed Rendell

If you have spent any time with Barack Obama, you know he's a funny guy. He's a good guy. He knows sports.

Ed Rendell

I think national issues play into gubernatorial races less than, obviously, in Senate and Congressional races. Much less. They tend to be more decided by personality, leadership qualities and by state or local issues. They still have some effect, no ...

Ed Rendell

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.

Ed Rendell

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.

Ed Rendell

I love the concept of community energy.

Ed Rendell

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.

Ed Rendell

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

Ed Rendell

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

Ed Rendell

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.

Ed Rendell

Author Bio

  • NameEd Rendell
  • DescriptionAmerican mayor
  • AliasesEdward Rendell
  • BornJanuary 5, 1944
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionPolitician; Lawyer