Quotes by 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.”

“Members will hear me say repeatedly words are important; deeds are a reality.”

“We shouldnt be so dependent on foreign oil.”

“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.”

“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, Congresss failure to adjust the wage for inflation has reduced the purchasing power of the minimum wage to record low levels.”

“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.”

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

“from a tyrant king.”

“I think its disingenuous, ... Its inconsistent.”

“a fair and professional review of the matter as quickly as possible.”

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

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.