Quotes by Jon Corzine

About Jon Corzine:

Jon Stevens Corzine is an American financial executive and politician. A Democrat, he was a United States Senator from New Jersey from 2001 to 2006 and was the 54th Governor of New Jersey from 2006 to 2010. He also worked as CEO of Goldman Sachs during the 1990s and was CEO of MF Global from 2010 to 2011. He was charged by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) in connection with MF's bankruptcy in 2011.
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Members will hear me say repeatedly words are important; deeds are a reality.

Jon Corzine

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.

Jon Corzine

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.

Jon Corzine

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

Jon Corzine

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

Jon Corzine

We shouldn't be so dependent on foreign oil.

Jon Corzine

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

Jon Corzine

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.

Jon Corzine

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 rec...

Jon Corzine

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

Jon Corzine

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.

Jon Corzine

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.

Jon Corzine

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

Jon Corzine

Author Bio

  • NameJon Corzine
  • DescriptionNew Jersey politician
  • BornJanuary 1, 1947
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionPolitician; Banker