Haley Barbour
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"Haley Reeves Barbour" is an United States/American Republican Party (United States)/Republican politician who served as the List of Governors of Mississippi/62nd Governor of Mississippi, from 2004 to 2012. He was given a national spotlight in August 2005 when Mississippi was hit by Hurricane Katrina. He served as Chairman of the Republican National Committee from 1993 to 1997. Prior to holding elective office, Barbour was a prominent lobbyist and co-founder of the Washington lobbying firm BGR Group.

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Fred may be right, and I may not have heard it, ... I do not recall his saying that.

We have learned the hard way that making them float on water is not a good idea.

Big business has no party and never shall have.

After Camille in 1969, another opportunity was lost.

Many will see the vote on shore-based gaming as the first defining vote of where Mississippi is headed, ... Will it be business as usual; the same old, same old? Or are we going to lift our horizons and take advantage of this opportunity to have something better?

Before I was chairman they were generous donors, and they were while I was chairman.

If we want world-class resorts that will be about much more than just gaming, ... if we want to build the Coast bigger and better than ever before, I believe we will fail if we don't allow the casinos to come on shore, even if only a few hundred feet.

That the federal government understands that it has a major commitment here. It's going to be required to support financially what we do, particularly in areas of public infrastructure.

A lot bigger and better.