Ed Rendell, an American politician, served as the Governor of Pennsylvania and Mayor of Philadelphia, where his leadership focused on revitalizing urban infrastructure and improving public services. Known for his commitment to economic development, education, and healthcare reform, Rendell's legacy continues to influence politicians across the country. His ability to bridge partisan divides and work toward solutions serves as a model for how politics can serve the people, motivating us to engage in public service and work toward tangible, positive change.
"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."
"There are a tremendous amount of environmental issues that are on the table."
"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."
"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 American factories. It has worked."
"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."
"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."
"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."
"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."
"But in the long run we're not going to be able to keep out of state trash away from Pennsylvania."