Quotes by Valerie Jarrett

About Valerie Jarrett:

Valerie June Bowman Jarrett is an American government official who is currently the Senior Advisor to the President of the United States and Assistant to the President for Public Engagement and Intergovernmental Affairs in the Obama administration. She is a Chicago lawyer, businesswoman, and civic leader. Prior to that she served as a co-chairman of the Obama–Biden Transition Project.
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Financial regulatory reform is one of the top legislative priorities of the Obama Administration.

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A new era of responsibility is here.

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No one will be forced to take the public option. The word option means choice.

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Our whole philosophy is one of transparency.

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The United States is a strong and ardent ally of Israel. The fact of the matter is that friends can disagree. I think what's important is that world leaders are able to sit down with one another, have frank conversations and move forward.

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The President has been a big proponent of the public option since the campaign.

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We have held forums here at the White House on workplace flexibility, and the first major bill signed into law by President Obama was the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act. Lilly was here a few weeks ago because we were trying very hard to push paycheck f...

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The last six months of the Bush administration lost four million jobs and the first six months of the Obama administration lost another four million before any initiatives of the president could take action.

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People are struggling. They're trying to make ends meet, and they're looking for Washington to deliver for them. And they don't feel that that's been happening as quickly as it should. We share that frustration. There's no one more frustrated than Pr...

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The whole issue of healthcare is very complicated. There have been seven Presidents who've tried to get healthcare reform passed.

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My goal in the new administration is to engage all of the stakeholders, everyone who can help us meet the challenges of the 21st century, and ensure that we work together.

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Author Bio

  • NameValerie Jarrett
  • DescriptionChicago lawyer, businesswoman, civic leader; senior advisor to U.S. Senator Barack Obama
  • BornNovember 14, 1956
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionLawyer