Governor Mitt Romney

 

Biography
Mitt Romney was born in Detroit, Michigan, in 1947. He attended Brigham Young University for his undergraduate degree and went on to Harvard and received an M.B.A as well as a law degree. Romney first ran for political office in 1994 against Sen. Kennedy but lost the race. In February 1999, he was asked to head the Salt Lake City Winter Olympics Organizing Committee, which was in deficit and suffering from charges of misconduct. Romney erased a $379 million deficit, rallied 23,000 volunteers and ran an effective security operation at the February 2002 Winter Games. He ran for and won the governorship of Massachusetts in 2001. Governor Romney did not seek re-election in 2006.  (2006 Almanac of American Politics)

Statements about global Warming

05/07/2004

''We decided not to get involved in the debate about is there global warming or is there not, and what is causing it. What I realize is by the actions we are taking, we are going to save the commonwealth a lot of money. We are going to help stimulate key industries and we are going to improve our environment. That's a no-brainer from my standpoint.''-regarding his proposed Climate Protection Plan. Telegram & Gazette

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05/07/2004

"If climate change is happening, the actions we take will help. If climate change is largely caused by human action, this will really help. If we learn decades from now that climate change isn't happening, these actions will still help our economy, our quality of life, and the quality of our environment… I'm not a scientist. I read one book over the summer that said, 'gee, global warming is happening for reasons unrelated to human participation,' and other reports, far more, indicate, 'no no, it's very much driven by humans.' Well, I don't know." The Boston Globe.

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Videos

In NH, Romney provides brief answer to question on carbon caps

12/27/2007

Romney answers global warming question from Santa Claus in Manchester, NH

12/17/2007

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