John Delaney Quotes

Do I think it is good policy for the government to own companies? Normally, I’d say ‘no.’ But in my world, if a firm puts itself in a position that it needs a last minute rescue, and the future is uncertain at best, then the investor who steps into that breach ends up owning the company. Full stop.

Repealing the estate tax won‘t create jobs, it won’t boost GDP, and it won’t add efficiency to the market. Instead, repealing the estate tax will simply add to the debt, hurt our ability to build a stronger economy and worsen economic inequality.

The administration must act promptly to ensure that the central premise of the Affordable Care Act is executable and, rather than dismissing criticism, should examine it in good faith and work to serve the needs of the people. President Obama must approach this problem like a CEO confronting a very bad product launch.

I am not a professional politician.

Whether you‘re a Republican or Democrat, liberal or conservative, it is clear that we’ve got big problems that we need to address, starting with making our economy more competitive so that we can create more good-paying jobs for the middle class.

New highways, ports, and runways appear economically foolish if we don’t understand the economic growth that flows from such investments.

I’m a Democrat in that I work towards progressive things, but I also am laser-like focused in my desire to actually get things done and not just talk about it.

As an entrepreneur and public company CEO, I’ve dealt with dozens of rollouts, and when unveiling a new product, the operating approach should be, ‘Hope for the best but prepare for the worst.’

One of the key issues all veterans face is making the transition to a civilian career, and for veterans who need extra medical attention, this can be even more difficult.

If you approach economic policy with the spirit of compromise, you can actually get good support.

Veterans come from all walks of life, and they live in small towns and big cities, in red states and blue states.

America’s disabled veterans answered our country‘s call, and when their time in uniform is done, our country must stand with them.

Using static scoring, tax cuts are broadly assumed to ‘cost’ a raw amount of reduced revenue. With dynamic scoring, the new revenue likely to flow from increased economic activity produced by a tax cut is considered, improving the accuracy of the projection.

I think I have a real feel for the industries that are being successful and where opportunities are, and the big issue that I really care about is U.S. competitiveness.

Climate change is the environmental challenge of this generation, and it is imperative that we act before it’s too late.

My message is more about unity, solving problems and trying to bring the American people together around a notion of common purpose in terms of what we’ve got to do to build a better future.

While many employers do the right thing and provide flexible schedules for disabled veterans, I felt that it was important to provide all disabled veterans with a solution that would help them have access to medical leave. Here’s how our bill works: we accelerate the eligibility process for disabled veterans.

Maryland‘s different than Virginia. Maryland has certain advantages that Virginia doesn’t have and certain disadvantages… We should just worry about ourselves and not worry about comparisons.

America’s men and women in uniform bravely defend our nation and our values. Their skill, dedication, and valor are the envy of the world. When their time in uniform is over, they are entitled to world-class health care, a benefit they’ve earned and that their country is grateful to provide for them.

Despite all the dysfunction in Washington, I believe that when it comes to helping veterans and keeping our fundamental promises as a country, we can come together and do the right thing.

What was once a fringe idea – finding a way to use the record levels of overseas capital to finance new projects in the United States – is now mainstream. The support is there; we just have to work out the details.

Small businesses are more nimble and innovative than large corporations, and as a result are much more likely to develop the breakthrough ideas we need for global competitiveness.

We have to treat people who cross our borders with a measure of dignity. Right? It has to be reflective of our values.

I’m immensely proud to be a Democrat because of our party‘s history of fighting for justice, fairness, and equality. From Roosevelt to Obama, we’ve worked to bring seniors and children out of poverty, expanded civil rights, supported science and research, and pushed for equality of opportunity.

And I’m running for president to get America working again so that we can actually fix health care, build infrastructure, improve public education, make sure there’s jobs in every community in this country.

As the founder and former chief executive of two publicly traded companies, I have had a great deal of exposure to how debt markets work.

Social Security is not broke, and Social Security does not need to be privatized.

The impact of low interest rates is broad and deep. Many Americans rely on interest income from their savings to help cover their cost of living.

Oil is largely our energy past, and Keystone does little to respond to the actual challenges and opportunities before us.

Federal spending is like a massive ship that takes a very long time to turn.

I had a very long and successful career as an entrepreneur, focused on the needs of small to midsize businesses.

Federal research dollars invested at the National Institutes of Health seem expensive until we factor in the economic growth and jobs created by our world-leading life sciences industry.

We have to start grounding our policies in facts and recognize that a strong economy is critical for funding progressive priorities.

I believe this is a moment of truth for our country, a time when people of all parties and persuasions should stand together and denounce Trump‘s campaign. That includes our governor here in Maryland.

One of the things I’ve pledged is in my first hundred days, only to do bipartisan proposals. Wouldn’t it be amazing if a president looked at the American people at the inauguration and said, ‘I represent every one of you, whether you voted for me or not and this is how I’m going to prove it.’

The whole action around a carbon pricing mechanism, or carbon tax, is what you do with the money. Both France and Washington state proposed solving climate on the backs of workers. And that’s a bad strategy.

The process to generate energy using the Canadian tar sands is particularly dirty, producing one of the most noxious fossil fuels on the planet and leaving a devastated landscape in its wake.

I just don’t think the Democratic party is going to vote for someone because of the colour of their skin. They care about their values. They care what they’re going to fight for. They care about their vision for the future.

What the establishment was trying to do was to position me as a Republican running in the Democratic primary.

Representative democracy is in crisis in the United States.

The term bipartisanship, that’s a means to an end. That’s not something that I think you run on. I think you run on solutions.

As a cosigner of the Veterans’ Bill of Rights, I’m committed to making sure that veterans’ issues remain a top priority in Congress.

My mother wanted me to be a doctor.

Addressing climate change and positioning the United States as the leader in advanced energy should be a top priority for our country and our economy, and I applaud the Obama administration for the steps it is taking.

We really need to move to a bit of a post-partisan world where we actually start solving problems and stop kind of living in a country where the political leaders act like half the country is entirely wrong about everything they believe and increasingly try to pit American against American.

Our safety and security is more important than ever, and Congress needs to take an active role in enforcing international agreements that support global security.

I support giving President Obama the ability to negotiate and complete new trade agreements with some of the fastest-growing economies in the world.

Free lodging for military families with loved ones in the hospital is something all Americans can rally behind.

The struggle these veterans face receiving adequate care for PTSD and depression is a tragedy that needs to be addressed, which is why I cosponsored the Clay Hunt SAV Act.

Maryland is never going to be the low-cost place to live and work, and we shouldn’t try to be because we have a lot of other stuff we bring to the table. And you get what you pay for.

The big legislative updates that we need to compete in the 21st century and to raise living standards have been blocked by a reluctance to seek common ground.

The need to change our country’s fiscal trajectory, including reforming entitlement programs, is an unassailable reality that will define our time.

So I think there’s a potential to make tuition free at public universities as part as young people doing national service. I think that is the most realistic option.

Low interest rates benefit individuals or investors who own or want to buy assets; in that regard, they disproportionately benefit wealthier Americans.

I think some people don’t truly understand the situation, and they think, you know, the debt limit, it doesn’t really mean anything, and they don’t understand the implications on the U.S. economy and on the global markets.

I don’t say bad things about my Republican colleagues, ever.

You can’t really yell, ‘Charge!’ and hope to have your team behind you unless they agree that the hill you are trying to take is a hill you should take.

I’m not advocating spending less on the elderly, but I am strongly advocating spending more on kids while also putting the country on a sound, long-term fiscal trajectory. To do that, we have to reduce the rate of growth of entitlement-related expenditures and add more revenues.

People ask, ‘How do you work with the other side?’ Well, I start by not saying bad things about them.

Instead of serving special interests, Congress should focus on the big picture. Globalization and technology have completely reshaped our economy in recent decades, and if we don’t respond, we’re putting the future of the middle class at risk.