Brian Schweitzer
Brian Schweitzer
Brian David Schweitzeris an American politician who served as the 23rd Governor of Montana from January 5, 2005 to January 7, 2013. Schweitzer served for a time as chair of the Western Governors Association as well as the Democratic Governors Association. He also served as president of the Council of State Governments...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth4 September 1955
CountryUnited States of America
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Good ideas are the backbone of good government.
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You can't pay for healthcare if we're sending a trillion dollars a year to dictators.
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Be likable, be self-deprecating, don't be a know-it-all using a lot of big words,
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makes no sense to harm other endangered species in the process.
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John Brown is a great legal intellect, ... He has a composed and compassionate way about him and I am confident he will make a solid judge.
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I am just a Montana farmer. I don't know if what I say or do is exportable. It is a long way from Little League to playing for the Yankees.
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It's a damn poor way to run a ranch and it's a way worse way to run a government.
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has been elevated to a much higher level than it has been in the past.
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at a savings of more than half or one third of what they were paying in the United States.
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If I stay in Washington for more than 72 hours, ... I have to bathe myself in the same stuff I use when my dog gets into a fight with a skunk.
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I told Campbell that we would be more than happy to participate in a baseline study in the upper Flathead Basin, ... He was amenable to that.
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Montana has always been hesitant to jump head-first into a lawsuit, ... However, the time has come to make sure that the interests of the people of Montana are heard. Montana intends to present a moderate voice in this otherwise contentious area.
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I have been to high schools all across Montana. If you haven't been to them look lately, I will take you to them, across the street, down the alley, across the parking lot, on the noon hour, before school, after school and I will show you where high school students are learning to smoke.
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This is a historic construction project, and it will set a standard for impaired rivers worldwide, ... If that dam were to break, there's no telling what would happen. It wasn't built to last this long.