Phil Bredesen
Phil Bredesen
Philip Norman "Phil" Bredesen, Jr.is an American politician who served as the 48th Governor of Tennessee from 2003 to 2011. A member of the Democratic Party, he was first elected Governor in 2002, and was re-elected in 2006. He previously served as the fourth mayor of Nashville and Davidson County, from 1991 to 1999. Bredesen is the founder of the HealthAmerica Corporation, which he sold in 1986...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth21 November 1943
CountryUnited States of America
It's not health care reform to dump more money into Medicaid.
When I was sworn in as Mayor of Nashville back in 1991, I have to admit to you that I felt for several weeks like a bit of an outsider who had somehow taken over but didnt really belong in this nice palace. I secretly wondered if the real mayor would come back from vacation one day and call the police.
My education commitment is simple. I believe that every child is unique. Im going to work as hard as I know how, and Im going to ask each of you to help me to offer all Tennessee children the education they need to energize their God-given talents to take them as far as they can go.
When John Kerry and Zell Miller and George Bush can agree on an issue, you know its got legs.
Our state's strategy on methamphetamine, and any other issue, is going to be a moving target.
The consequences of decisions don't just affect spreadsheets... They affect, in fundamental ways, the lives of people and they often mean the difference between life and death.
Good access to a doctor and a drugstore when you first have a problem can avoid a lot of cost and heartache later.
I like to encourage people who are entrepreneurs-in-waiting.
Since the 1960s, there has been a tremendous expansion of the resources available to pay for health care.
The genius of America is that we are still a land of undiscovered shores, and we are at our best when we open our hearts and allow the night winds to bring renewed visions of great deeds.
Traditionally, the way deficits have been cut is you hold expenditures more or less constant in real dollars and then let growth come in to fill it up.
Washington, D.C. is full of think tanks, theoreticians and advocacy groups. Governors are the ones whose feet are on the ground.
The future of our nation depends on our ability to produce food and fiber to sustain the world.
The idea of people opening up their homes to strangers is a bad idea, which we should avoid if possible, ... You don't know what you are getting.