Rod Blagojevich

To the people of Illinois, I ask that they wait and be patient, sit back and take a deep breath. And please reserve judgment; afford me the same rights that you and your children have: the presumption of innocence.

I am dying to answer these charges. I am dying to show you how innocent I am.

I will fight, I will fight, I will fight, until I take my last breath. I have done nothing wrong.

I will not give $8 million to this children's hospital if you don't give me the $25,000 in campaign contributions.

It's kind of lonely right now. But I have on my side the most powerful ally there is. And it's the truth.

I am not guilty of any criminal wrongdoing. That I intend to stay on the job, and I will fight this thing every step of the way.

I have got this thing, and it is bleeping golden. And I am just not giving it up for bleeping nothing.

I've got this thing and it's bleeping golden and I'm just not giving it up for bleeping nothing.

I'm not interested in the U.S. Senate. I like my job as governor.

I have never had more friends than I do today. And, when I make the final decision, I won't have nearly as many as I have now.

I don't care whether you tape me publicly or privately. I can tell you that whatever I say is always lawful.

It's a 'bleeping' valuable thing -- thing. You just don't give it away for nothing.

I don't care whether you tape me privately or publicly. I can tell you that whatever I say is always lawful.

If you're a pharmacy or pharmacist and you own your own store, you don't have to stock birth control. No one requires you to do that. But if you work in a place that stocks birth control, then your responsibility is to fill the…

These games directly assault the very values we were raised to believe in, and the very values I believe most parents try to teach their kids today.

All we're asking for is an opportunity to try something new.

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Mr. Chairman, I rise to urge support for an amendment I am offering in conjunction with Mr. Meehan to increase funding for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms Youth Crime Gun Interdiction Initiative by $1 million. This successful…

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