I've reached out to other mayors throughout the United States to form an Olympic Task Force of Mayors, and to community leaders, Congress, and businesspeople. As thousands of people around the country join the movement, it gets more and more…

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My dad came out of the Roosevelt era and the Depression. One person and one...

My dad came out of the Roosevelt era and the Depression. One person and one...

I've very proud to be mayor of our great city. It's a city with a...

I've very proud to be mayor of our great city. It's a city with a...

I think the state has some serious problems. Just look at the layoffs going on...

I think the state has some serious problems. Just look at the layoffs going on...

Alcohol and drug addiction are problems, and we should use outside agencies that know the...

Alcohol and drug addiction are problems, and we should use outside agencies that know the...

They knew that Roosevelt and the Democratic party made a difference on them, on their...

They knew that Roosevelt and the Democratic party made a difference on them, on their...

I'm the one who gets called up about a problem. I'm the one who gets...

I'm the one who gets called up about a problem. I'm the one who gets...

I've given it my all. I've done my best. Now, I'm ready with my family...

I've given it my all. I've done my best. Now, I'm ready with my family...

So you keep raising these taxes, and all of a sudden the business community says,...

So you keep raising these taxes, and all of a sudden the business community says,...

I'm one who demands a lot from people. I'm not afraid to look at alternative...

I'm one who demands a lot from people. I'm not afraid to look at alternative...

And the political system is changing rapidly in this country, and we better realize that....

And the political system is changing rapidly in this country, and we better realize that....

People have to be confident about their sites. We're confident, number one, because under my...

People have to be confident about their sites. We're confident, number one, because under my...

That area environmentally is a waste. You can't do anything. I don't care if the...

That area environmentally is a waste. You can't do anything. I don't care if the...

Why should a city be mandated to do something by the federal government or state...

Why should a city be mandated to do something by the federal government or state...

There has been loss of steel manufacturing. Those people need jobs. Where you have to...

There has been loss of steel manufacturing. Those people need jobs. Where you have to...

First National Bank laid off 1,000 people; where do they go? There are no jobs...

First National Bank laid off 1,000 people; where do they go? There are no jobs...

We also need people like social workers, volunteers, the Christian Industrial League, drug treatment programs...

We also need people like social workers, volunteers, the Christian Industrial League, drug treatment programs...

Well, the problem of the federal government is that they print money and go in...

Well, the problem of the federal government is that they print money and go in...

Everybody would love to be mayor of Chicago. If you look at what we have...

Everybody would love to be mayor of Chicago. If you look at what we have...

It has to be because unemployment problems in northwest Indiana are similar to those in...

It has to be because unemployment problems in northwest Indiana are similar to those in...

I enjoy getting things done. My philosophy is the edge, the edge of something. There's...

I enjoy getting things done. My philosophy is the edge, the edge of something. There's...