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Thursday, June 14, 2018

Daily Government Quotes

We don't want to lose any great-tasting pizza to a pothole.

JUNE 14, 2018
Russell Weiner, president of Domino's pizza, announcing the company's "Paving for Pizza" project, which will let customers nominate their town for grants to fix potholes.
Source: The Hill

I kissed my spouse on stage at my inauguration as mayor. But I don't think I would have put it in a campaign eight years ago.

JUNE 13, 2018
Openly gay former Houston Mayor Annise Parker, referring to Maryland state Sen. Richard S. Madaleno Jr.'s campaign ad that features him kissing his husband. It is likely the first-ever kiss of a same-sex married couple in a U.S. political ad.

I’m sure they’re out there, but I haven’t found a pediatrician yet who thinks it's a good idea to sign this bill.

JUNE 12, 2018
Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper on why he vetoed a bill that would have qualified someone, including a child, for medical marijuana. Only five of the 30 states and the District of Columbia that allow medicinal marijuana list autism as a qualifying condition.

Lockdown. Lockdown. Lock the door. Shut the lights off. Say no more. Go behind the desk and hide. Wait until it’s safe inside.

JUNE 11, 2018
Lyrics on a poster in a kindergarten classroom meant to help students know what to do during lockdown drills. It apparently goes to the tune of "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star."

You don't look like a legislator.

JUNE 8, 2018
What a statehouse security guard said to Ohio state Rep. Emilia Sykes, a 32-year-old black woman, as she walked into work with one of her older, white, male colleagues. Sykes had her bag searched -- even after her colleague corroborated Sykes' job.

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