Climate change is the environmental challenge of this generation, and it is imperative that we act before it’s too late.
John Delaney
During their service, men and women in our Armed Forces live by a common creed, promising never to leave a soldier behind. We should live by the same principle. When our veterans are asked to travel hundreds of miles for care that’s offered right next door, we simply aren’t living up to that standard, and something has to change.
John Delaney
Veterans come from all walks of life, and they live in small towns and big cities, in red states and blue states.
John Delaney
Congressional dysfunction is the logical result of closed primaries, too many gerrymandered one-party seats, and low-turnout elections.
John Delaney
Our veterans and service members are known for their strength, but when they’re recovering from an operation or receiving emergency care, that strength can depend on seeing a spouse, talking with the kids or just knowing that loved ones are by their side. It isn’t difficult to imagine what a difference keeping families together can make.
John Delaney
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.
John Delaney
I don’t say bad things about my Republican colleagues, ever.
John Delaney
New highways, ports, and runways appear economically foolish if we don’t understand the economic growth that flows from such investments.
John Delaney
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.
John Delaney
Representative democracy is in crisis in the United States.
John Delaney
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.
John Delaney
We have to start grounding our policies in facts and recognize that a strong economy is critical for funding progressive priorities.
John Delaney
Two decades of experience as an entrepreneur and CEO has informed my view that our priorities must stress improving educational outcomes, rebuilding America’s infrastructure, lowering health care costs, addressing climate change, reforming immigration, and ushering in an advanced energy economy.
John Delaney
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.
John Delaney
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.
John Delaney
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.
John Delaney
Economic policy is like business – it’s all about compromise.
John Delaney
Washington is paralyzed by extreme political rhetoric that creates powerful sound bites but poor policy.
John Delaney
The United States has the world’s largest and most innovative economy, an unmatched rule of law, and a free market that is the envy of the international community. For investors, we are the reserve currency.
John Delaney
We have to reverse spending trends that are not job-creating.
John Delaney
America’s disabled veterans answered our country’s call, and when their time in uniform is done, our country must stand with them.
John Delaney
With Washington already broken, the last thing we need is a left-wing version of the Tea Party.
John Delaney
Imagine a country where the vast majority of seniors live in poverty, a country where for many there are no golden years, but a time of struggle and dependence. That was the United States before the creation of Social Security, which has proven to be one of the most effective and important government programs in our history.
John Delaney
We have a sacred obligation to support our men and women in uniform.
John Delaney
We should, as a country, be very concerned about our borrowing cost.
John Delaney
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.
John Delaney
People ask, ‘How do you work with the other side?’ Well, I start by not saying bad things about them.
John Delaney
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.
John Delaney
In 1935, the year Social Security was created, the poverty rate for seniors was over 70%.
John Delaney
I am dedicated to making sure Social Security will be there for future generations and have written legislation to strengthen the program.
John Delaney
Social Security is not broke, and Social Security does not need to be privatized.
John Delaney
Our national values demand that we assist the families of our men and women in uniform, especially at the time of their greatest need.
John Delaney
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.
John Delaney
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.
John Delaney
We already spend too few days in Congress working on meaningful legislation; we simply can’t afford to waste more time on legislation that doesn’t move the needle to improve the lives of everyday Americans.
John Delaney
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.
John Delaney
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.
John Delaney
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.
John Delaney
As a cosigner of the Veterans’ Bill of Rights, I’m committed to making sure that veterans’ issues remain a top priority in Congress.
John Delaney
Clay Hunt was the kind of individual that has made America a great country. In 2005, when his country needed him, he enlisted in the Marine Corps. Shot in Iraq, he earned a Purple Heart, and after he recuperated, he graduated from Marine Corps Scout Sniper School and was deployed to Afghanistan.
John Delaney
No veteran or active duty service member should endure a long hospital stay alone. Yet sadly, due to the high cost of travel, all too often our military families are separated while America’s heroes receive care. Sometimes families sleep in hospital parking lots, unable to afford long stays in a hotel.
John Delaney
Free lodging for military families with loved ones in the hospital is something all Americans can rally behind.
John Delaney
In my private sector career, two of my favorite sayings were, ‘Strategy is easy and execution is really hard,’ and that we should ‘run at criticism.’
John Delaney
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.’
John Delaney
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.
John Delaney
I am of the view that the Affordable Care Act will be a transformative piece of legislation that can lower the cost of health care in the United States – perhaps our greatest fiscal obstacle – and help all Americans lead healthy and productive lives, free from worry that a single illness could mean ruin for an entire family.
John Delaney
The need to change our country’s fiscal trajectory, including reforming entitlement programs, is an unassailable reality that will define our time.
John Delaney
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.
John Delaney
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.
John Delaney
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.
John Delaney
I strongly believe in a free market, and it is great when companies make money and pay their people well.
John Delaney
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.
John Delaney