A biography for Jake Auchinclosshasn’t been written yet.
“I won re-election twice as a city councilor, and I did so by being a city councilor who communicated with my constituents, who represented their values, advanced their priorities, and served my district.”
“I look forward to continuing the work I've done on the city council and in the private sector to build the foundation for an economy that works for everyone.”
“Massachusetts has a strong record of investing in early education and workforce training.”
“Fair process leads to legitimate outcomes.”
“It's human nature to problem-solve early and often - especially with the kinds of smart and creative people who collaborate around new ventures - so start the process by encouraging each member of the team to write down (but not share) their assumptions about what the solution might look like.”
“I fought in the first of the 9/11 wars, as a Marine infantry commander in Afghanistan. That invasion achieved nothing of strategic significance; not then, not since.”
“I welcome good faith, vigorous debate on all issues.”
“Prices will fall only if the supply of housing grows faster than the demand for residence.”
“Rejoining the Paris agreement and our investments in clean energy research are an important way that the United States is stepping up for climate change.”
“I've worked in the military, in business and nonprofit and local government. Bringing people together and getting stuff done in moments of high stress and high stakes.”
“Lloyd Austin has a long and distinguished career across a multitude of challenging posts.”
“I've got every confidence we can pay people $15 dollars an hour and still have a thriving entrepreneurial business ecosystem.”
“The replacement for the AUMF should be far more restrictive of executive war-making.”
“Millennials are on track to be the first generation in American history worse off than their parents, I know I speak for Americans of all ages when I say that I refuse to accept that trajectory.”
“I've been a Marine officer, I've been a cybersecurity manager, I have seen how degrading it can be to ground forces when you undermine their ability to shoot, move, and communicate by jamming their radios, impairing their computer systems, and just generally demobilizing them.”
“People who directly incite political violence are leaving the guardrails of constitutional democracy.”
“So many of those American forces who are in Europe, part of their mission set has been to work with those NATO allies in helping them process refugees and ensure they are domiciled appropriately, and of course we can welcome them ourselves here in the United States, which we should.”
“Challenges like climate change, gun violence and white supremacy will wait for no one.”