John Delaney

“The way you deal with automation is by upgrading people's skills so they can get the jobs of the future.”

“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.”

“If done correctly, dynamic scoring will provide a more complete picture of Congress's actions. This is exactly the type of modeling the private sector uses, and advances in data collection and analysis create an opportunity for it to be employed accurately.”

“I define socialism as the government controlling the means of production. I don't think the answer to some of the big vesting problems we have in this country are to solve them entirely with a government-only solution.”

“Many of the patients in military and veterans hospitals require long stays, which can place a large financial hardship on families who don't live near the hospital, which is very common.”

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

“All taxpayers feel a tremendous sense of frustration as they see many tens of billions of dollars of bonuses paid to the same mega banks that were on the brink of bankruptcy and were only saved by massive government rescue money and support. We are not satisfied by the fact that many of them have paid the money back, nor should we be.”

“In my judgment, the president should reject Keystone and step up natural gas exports.”

“While some politicians argue over whether to believe scientists' almost overwhelming consensus on climate change, the business sector is a believer and is wisely planning ahead.”

“No military or veteran family should have to choose between paying their bills and being together while one of our nation's heroes is in the hospital.”

“In 1935, the year Social Security was created, the poverty rate for seniors was over 70%.”

“I think there's a disconnect between political leaders and young voters around a lot of things related to the private sector. For example, a lot of politicians continue to attack big banks. While I'm not a defender of big banks, my sense is younger voters have had generally pretty good experiences with banks.”

“The presidency of the United States is a very unique elected position. So if anything merits a longer vetting process, the presidency does to some extent. In general our election cycles are too long, but this job is so consequential that I don't think it's a bad thing to give people more time to get to know you.”

“When active duty ends, we have an obligation to uphold our own pledge: a pledge to ensure that every veteran receives the care and benefits they deserve.”

“By any measure, CapitalSource outperformed both our direct competitors and the financial services industry in general, particularly in the context of the near collapse of the financial services industry where 19 of the 20 largest financial institutions in the country either failed or were bailed out by the government.”

“We can't let 535 people continue to limit the progress of a nation of more than 300 million.”

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

“Representative democracy is in crisis in the United States.”

“A family's love is often the best medicine, and in difficult times, I believe that our military families deserve the option of staying together.”

“Economic policy is like business - it's all about compromise.”