Policymaking is a series of trade-offs. The best course of action is often not very salable, so you negotiate between the ideal and the practical. — Neera Tanden Copy Share Image
Between 2009 and 2012, 95% of the country's income gains went to the top 1% of earners. — Neera Tanden Copy Share Image
The Democratic Party, the policies that the Clintons and Hillary believe in, I feel like a living example of someone who benefited. — Neera Tanden Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
I concede that, in the first 18 months of his presidency, Obama has not accomplished all that he campaigned on. — Neera Tanden Copy Share Image
Would Americans really feel better with insurance companies deciding whether they or their parents get the care they need? Probably not. — Neera Tanden Copy Share Image
I think a core principle of the Democratic Party has to be a defense of equal rights for every American. At the same time, when you look at the election, and not just the 2016 election, but the elections to come, Democrats have to do better than we did in 2016 in communities, in rural communities where people feel like… — Neera Tanden Copy Share
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
One really basic thing is to establish women's property and inheritance rights, so women can be their own agents within society. — Neera Tanden Copy Share Image
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 have some anxiety in a world where driverless cars are going to take over. Like, how are you going - it's gotten really, how are you going to have a job in 10 years, and how… — Neera Tanden Copy Share
The American Reinvestment and Recovery Act dramatically expanded child care provisions and Head Start. — Neera Tanden Copy Share Image
