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A [[Republican in name only]], Pataki is [[pro-abortion]] (although he also supports the ban on [[partial birth abortion]]) <ref>http://www.ontheissues.org/2008/George_Pataki_Abortion.htm</ref> and vetoed a bill that would allow sale of the morning-after pill.<ref>http://www.netglimse.com/celebs/pages/george_pataki/index.shtml</ref> Additionally, he is a strong supporter of [[environment]]al protection. He played a major role in the clean-up of the Hudson River and Long Island Sound. Pataki signed major [[health care]] legislation in 1999 that provided health insurance coverage, under Family Health Plus, to lower-income adults who do not have health insurance through their employers. George Pataki was governor during the [[September 11, 2001 attacks|September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks]], and led lower [[Manhattan]] through recovery and rebuilding. Pataki suffered health problems towards the end of his governorship after he suffered a burst appendix and had to go through significant operation.  

A [[Republican in name only]], Pataki is [[pro-abortion]] (although he also supports the ban on [[partial birth abortion]]) <ref>http://www.ontheissues.org/2008/George_Pataki_Abortion.htm</ref> and vetoed a bill that would allow sale of the morning-after pill.<ref>http://www.netglimse.com/celebs/pages/george_pataki/index.shtml</ref> Additionally, he is a strong supporter of [[environment]]al protection. He played a major role in the clean-up of the Hudson River and Long Island Sound. Pataki signed major [[health care]] legislation in 1999 that provided health insurance coverage, under Family Health Plus, to lower-income adults who do not have health insurance through their employers. George Pataki was governor during the [[September 11, 2001 attacks|September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks]], and led lower [[Manhattan]] through recovery and rebuilding. Pataki suffered health problems towards the end of his governorship after he suffered a burst appendix and had to go through significant operation.  

Pataki's name was mentioned as a possible Republican presidential candidate in 2000 and 2008, although he declined to run. On May 28, 2015, Pataki announced that he was running for the Republican nomination in the [[2016 presidential election]]. He was soon eclipsed by another New York Republican, [[Donald Trump]].<ref>https://www.foxnews.com/politics/2015/05/28/former-new-york-gov-pataki-announces-run-for-2016-gop-presidential-nomination/</ref> On December 29, 2015, Pataki withdrew from the primaries.<ref>{{cite web|title=George Pataki Drops Out Of 2016 Presidential Race: The former governor of New York never made it to the main stage during any of the GOP presidential debates.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/george-pataki-drops-out_us_560999bce4b0dd850308a78a|publisher=[[Huffington Post]]|author=Amber Ferguson|date=December 29, 2015|accessdate=May 27, 2020}}</ref> He was soon eclipsed by another New York Republican, [[Donald Trump]].

Pataki's name was mentioned as a possible Republican presidential candidate in 2000 and 2008, although he declined to run. On May 28, 2015, Pataki announced that he was running for the Republican nomination in the [[2016 presidential election]]. He was soon eclipsed by another New York Republican, [[Donald Trump]].<ref>https://www.foxnews.com/politics/2015/05/28/former-new-york-gov-pataki-announces-run-for-2016-gop-presidential-nomination/</ref> On December 29, 2015, Pataki withdrew from the primaries.<ref>{{cite web|title=George Pataki Drops Out Of 2016 Presidential Race: The former governor of New York never made it to the main stage during any of the GOP presidential debates|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/george-pataki-drops-out_us_560999bce4b0dd850308a78a|publisher=[[Huffington Post]]|author=Amber Ferguson|date=December 29, 2015|accessdate=May 27, 2020}}</ref> He was soon eclipsed by another New York Republican, [[Donald Trump]].

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