Top 30 Quotes & Sayings by Matt Mead

Explore popular quotes and sayings by an American politician Matt Mead.
Last updated on September 17, 2024.
Matt Mead

Matthew Hansen Mead is an American attorney, businessman, and politician who served as the 32nd Governor of Wyoming from 2011 to 2019. A member of the Republican Party, he previously was the United States Attorney for the District of Wyoming from 2001 to 2007.

We don't want terrorists in Wyoming or anywhere else in this country. And we have got to make sure the federal government is doing its job by not allowing these folks into our states.
As a continent, I think there are opportunities for Asia to accept imports of Wyoming coal.
No state should have to endure the threat of terrorists entering our borders. — © Matt Mead
No state should have to endure the threat of terrorists entering our borders.
If you want improvements in coal, you've got to keep people in the business.
We cannot be a civilized society if these terrorists are going to have their ways.
Anytime you're saying that a person will be thinking one way or another or biased one way or another just based upon race, I just think it's certainly going to be subject to that criticism of racism.
We are proudly a gun state and respect the Second Amendment.
We will see if the situation with the Affordable Care Act ever rights itself or is improved upon.
In terms of energy sectors, we need coal; we need oil; we need gas; we need uranium. And we need to have rules and regulations that allow those companies to stay in business.
The sacrifice of the brave men and women of the military and their families allows us to be safe, and we are grateful.
I've got an extreme bias toward governors... they know what it's like to make hard decisions. They know what it's like to actually balance a budget - have a budget, first of all, and have a balanced budget.
Australia exports millions of tons of coal each year to Asian markets. These same countries are interested in Wyoming coal. I look forward to visiting and seeing a vibrant coal port to better understand the benefits and challenges associated with this method of export.
At some point, if you don't take care of the roads today, it's like any other maintenance issue: you're going to end up paying a lot more down the road.
I didn't vote for President Obama, but I think he is our president, and I like and dislike decisions of any president in office.
Great teachers should be rewarded.
You have to recognize what the markets are doing, what the rules and regulations are doing, and all the more reasons that we've got to find some more solutions in particular with coal.
We don't want to leave the coal in the ground, and that necessarily is going to involve better technology with regard to clean uses of coal.
We have been very blessed for many, many years to have the energy industry here in Wyoming.
I'm in politics, but I'm not an expert in politics.
We need to recognize our agreements and disagreements with whomever is chosen as president, but we can't continue to just stall out in Washington just because it's not who I voted for. We have still an obligation and duty to challenge and to work through.
The advancement of coal research will benefit Wyoming, its people, and the coal industry. I fully support it.
If you have the wind farms but no transmission, you just have things blowing in the wind.
Science changes, and it's odd to me that scientists say, 'Never be skeptical,' because it was in the mid-'70s when they were saying we're sunk because we're going to have global climate cooling.
Governors, all things being equal, I'd rather have a governor in the White House than somebody that's not had that experience. — © Matt Mead
Governors, all things being equal, I'd rather have a governor in the White House than somebody that's not had that experience.
I want to recognize and thank all Guard members for their service. It means so much to our state and our country.
Connectivity is important to our state, including the opportunity for our citizens to see our legislative process at work.
Coal is a big deal here in Wyoming.
To shut off coal, or to say you can't have further coal development, I think is the wrong way to go.
The president needs to make certain an absolutely thorough vetting system is in place that will not allow terrorists from Syria or any other part of the world into our country.
We've got to make sure that we have the workers of tomorrow.
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