Gretchen Whitmer Quotes

My highest priority is the safety of all Oregonians and their communities.

Public health and safety are my highest priorities.

At CDC, we work 24/7 to save lives and protect people.

America has survived and grown stronger through September 11th and subsequent wars with Afghanistan and Iraq and those who seek to do us harm. We have faced - and met - tremendous challenges ramping up a public health and safety system to protect Americans from future threats.

Nearly 30 million people ride Amtrak each year, and they should board the trains knowing that safety is a paramount priority.

The health of the people is of supreme importance. All measures looking to their protection against the spread of contagious diseases and to the increase of our sanitary knowledge for such purposes deserve attention of Congress.

As population susceptibilities are better understood, we will be in a better position than we are in today to make informed decisions about risk management.

Safety has been my top legislative priority. I'm driven by the idea that safety is really a core function of government.

Our progress against malaria is impressive. But vigilance remains a critical ingredient to protect the health of all people.

The health and safety of the residents of our region continues to be my highest priority.

The health and safety of our neighbors and our communities should be our top priority - nothing is more important.

The reason we need formal government guidance from the chief medical officer is to empower parents.

Protecting lives means reshaping national policies from a community healthcare angle.

Surgeon general's job is to protect, promote and advance the health, safety and security of the nation.

I have no problem with the security... It's something that must be done for the times in which we live. Safety first.

At FDA, our mission is to promote and protect the health of the public. As commissioner, I've worked hard to galvanize people around that idea. I want employees to be thinking about the unique and essential contribution they are making to our mission.

I go to bed at night worrying that I didn't do enough that day to make sure I protect the American people.

We have no more fundamental obligation in government than to ensure the safety of our citizens.

I want to assure your excellency that I am occupying myself permanently and jointly with my team to achieve a solution as soon as possible to this crisis, the principal objective being the safeguarding of the health and life of those who are inside.

Since the reduction of risk factors is the scientific basis for primary prevention, the World Health Organization promotes the development of an integrated strategy for prevention of several diseases, rather than focusing on individual ones.

And while the U.S. can never be 100 percent safe from a future strike, our government is working around the clock on measures to protect the American people.

The safety of the American people has got to be our number one priority. That is our most important problem.

Constituent demands must take a back seat to the safety of ... constituents as a whole.

I want to give the American people assurances that we are protecting them.

The goal of federal regulations should be to promote health and safety, but regulatory enforcement must be balanced with common-sense policies and assistance for businesses.