Congress Quotes by Neera Tanden

Between 2009 and 2012, 95% of the country's income gains went to the top 1% of earners.

— Neera Tanden

The Democratic Party, the policies that the Clintons and Hillary believe in, I feel like a living example of someone who benefited.

— Neera Tanden

So far Trump has done everything he could possibly do to pit Americans against each other, to sow division, to fuel distrust of American…

— Neera Tanden

I concede that, in the first 18 months of his presidency, Obama has not accomplished all that he campaigned on.

— Neera Tanden

Would Americans really feel better with insurance companies deciding whether they or their parents get the care they need? Probably not.

— Neera Tanden

I think a core principle of the Democratic Party has to be a defense of equal rights for every American. At the same time,…

— Neera Tanden

How exactly was Johnson able to pass the Great Society legislation and the Voting Rights Act? Of course, he was a savvy deal-maker. But…

— Neera Tanden

I never worked in the private sector for very long, I worked on childcare, afterschool, health care for people, increasing the minimum wage, increasing…

— Neera Tanden

Making smart investments in early childhood education could not only generate more than $7 of economic benefits over a child's lifetime for every dollar…

— Neera Tanden

One really basic thing is to establish women's property and inheritance rights, so women can be their own agents within society.

— Neera Tanden

We don't have great answers to what jobs will look like in 10, 20, 30 years. And I think it's right for people to…

— Neera Tanden

The American Reinvestment and Recovery Act dramatically expanded child care provisions and Head Start.

— Neera Tanden