Investments, for example, in early childhood and in our children return enormous dividends in terms of their own academic success, reduced cost in the health-care system, productivity and growth in the future. — Brian Deese Copy Share Image
From drought-parched Brazil to the increasingly ice-free Arctic Ocean, from the rising seas along the Florida coast to the punishing heat waves hitting South… — Brian Deese Copy Share Image
When President Obama first came into office in 2009, I spent a fair amount of time in Michigan. — Brian Deese Copy Share Image
The fact is, we can take on climate change, grow the economy, and create more jobs and opportunity for the American people at the… — Brian Deese Copy Share Image
Our research indicates that, for example, the physical risks of climate change - both the direct risks to facilities, but also the indirect risks… — Brian Deese Copy Share Image
For anybody out there... who are parents who are taking care of an elderly parent or an adult child with disabilities, they know that… — Brian Deese Copy Share Image
Trump seems to be implementing a form of coercive capitalism - in which the president publicly picks winners and losers and uses the power… — Brian Deese Copy Share Image
China has gotten high-speed rail right, where the United States has not. — Brian Deese Copy Share Image
Most challenges arise suddenly, with little warning. Climate change is different. For decades, we've known why global average temperatures are rising, why greenhouse gas… — Brian Deese Copy Share Image
When it can be done safely and appropriately, U.S.-produced oil and natural gas is important, and domestic production has energy security benefits over importing… — Brian Deese Copy Share Image
If you under-invest in these areas of crisis, it becomes a persistent drag on growth. — Brian Deese Copy Share Image
The care work force, the people who care for the elderly and disabled in the country and the people who principally provide child care… — Brian Deese Copy Share Image
Across a wide body of academic and empirical evidence, there is no evidence of a significant impact of capital gains rates on the level… — Brian Deese Copy Share Image
