“Public access to government information is a fundamental prerequisite to a functioning democracy. A democratic system is based on the notion that government legitimacy requires the consent of the governed. To be meaningful that consent must be informed.” — John Podesta Copy Share Image
I think if you look at yesterday's New York Times poll, particularly when you judge Democrats in Congress versus the Republicans in Congress, people… — John Podesta Copy Share Image
If that's your definition of the Clinton faction, then I think that that seems to be in ascendancy. That might include a guy like John Edwards, who's just starting this new center in Chapel Hill to deal with issues of poverty and work. — John Podesta Copy Share
So I think in those circumstances, there's some potential that you could see a big pendulum swing like 1994, which people you thought weren't… — John Podesta Copy Share Image
If medicine was practiced in 1965 the way it's practiced today, there's no question that prescriptions would have been included in Medicare. — John Podesta Copy Share Image
If you ask the people who are professional political analysts, they would say that the way redistricting has worked, that the Republicans have something… — John Podesta Copy Share Image
Realistically, I think we are not prepared to go home until we do get more teachers and lower class sizes... — John Podesta Copy Share Image
I think it’s time to open the books on questions that have remained in the dark on the question of government investigations of UFOs. It’s time to find out what the truth really is that’s out there. We ought to do it because it’s right. We ought to do it because the American people, quite frankly, can handle the truth.… — John Podesta Copy Share
First and foremost, when I think of him - I'm prejudiced; I worked for the guy for six and a half years - when… — John Podesta Copy Share Image
There are people who kind of gravitate towards running politics based on new ideas and issues, and that was what the secret was for… — John Podesta Copy Share Image
I did answer all of the questions put to me today, ... Nothing in my testimony in any way contradicted the strong denials that… — John Podesta Copy Share Image
“Public access to government information is a fundamental prerequisite to a functioning democracy. A democratic system is based on the notion that government legitimacy… — John Podesta Copy Share Image
