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# Jennifer Granholm

(1959)   Lawyer   United States

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Jennifer Granholm is a lawyer from the United States, best known for *A governor's story*.

## Quick Facts About Jennifer Granholm

Born February 5, 1959

Nationality United States

Profession Lawyer

Notable works A governor's story

## About Jennifer Granholm

Jennifer Mulhern Granholm is a Canadian-born American politician who was the 16th United States secretary of energy from 2021 to 2025. A member of the Democratic Party, she previously served as the 47th governor of Michigan from 2003 to 2011 and as the 51st attorney general of Michigan from 1999 to 2003, the first woman to hold either office.

## Awards & Honors

Royal Order of the Polar Star Michigan Women's Hall of Fame Order of Princess Olga, 1st class Great Immigrants Award

##  Quotes by Jennifer Granholm · Page 2

> [Thank you for the opportunity for the Democratic Party and progressives to reclaim the votes of the sane citizens of these United…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jennifer-granholm/thank-you-for-the-opportunity-for-the-democratic-party-and/)

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> [We need to be celebrating those who serve us rather than mocking them for the purpose of getting on TV and selling…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jennifer-granholm/we-need-to-be-celebrating-those-who-serve-us-rather-than-mocking-them/)

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> [Truly, to blame the president for high gas prices is like blaming Rudy Giuliani for 9/11.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jennifer-granholm/truly-to-blame-the-president-for-high-gas-prices-is-like-blaming-rudy/)

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> [If you are going to be progressive, then you have to make progress. And that sometimes depends on breaking a few legs.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jennifer-granholm/if-you-are-going-to-be-progressive-then-you-have-to-make-progress-and/)

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> [If the person at the wheel refuses to ask for directions, it is time for a new driver.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jennifer-granholm/if-the-person-at-the-wheel-refuses-to-ask-for-directions-it-is-time/)

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> [Our economic competitors ... are eating us for lunch, and we can get in the game or not. We can be at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jennifer-granholm/our-economic-competitors-are-eating-us-for-lunch-and-we-can-get-in/)

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> [That's one of the most exciting things about Michigan's future. We need to, we must capitalize on our alternative-energy vehicles that we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jennifer-granholm/that-s-one-of-the-most-exciting-things-about-michigan-s-future-we/)

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> [We can't equate spending on veterans with spending on defense. Our strength is not just in the size of our defense budget,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jennifer-granholm/we-can-t-equate-spending-on-veterans-with-spending-on-defense-our/)

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[Defense](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/defense/)

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> [Well, clearly, for me in the immediate future, it is grappling, like so many other governors are grappling, with the economic woes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jennifer-granholm/well-clearly-for-me-in-the-immediate-future-it-is-grappling-like-so/)

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[Economic](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/economic/)

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> [Those who purify your water, inspect your meat, and test your kids toys, as well as a huge number of nurses, teachers,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jennifer-granholm/those-who-purify-your-water-inspect-your-meat-and-test-your-kids-toys/)

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[Danger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/danger/)

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> [Ceremonies are important. But our gratitude has to be more than visits to the troops, and once-a-year Memorial Day ceremonies. We honor…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jennifer-granholm/ceremonies-are-important-but-our-gratitude-has-to-be-more-than-visits/)

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> [For most of the 20th century, we didn't just enjoy economic success in Michigan, we defined it. Our innovators and entrepreneurs created…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jennifer-granholm/for-most-of-the-20th-century-we-didn-t-just-enjoy-economic-success-in/)

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> [I have a problem with Mitt Romney. And it's big problem - one that extends beyond our ideological differences. My big concern…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jennifer-granholm/i-have-a-problem-with-mitt-romney-and-it-s-big-problem-one-that/)

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> [Voter suppression laws, overzealous filibuster use, you name it - the Republicans use every tactic they can to stop our democracy from…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jennifer-granholm/voter-suppression-laws-overzealous-filibuster-use-you-name-it-the/)

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> [As governor, when I visited our troops in Kuwait and Iraq, I served them Thanksgiving dinner. It was a small gesture compared…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jennifer-granholm/as-governor-when-i-visited-our-troops-in-kuwait-and-iraq-i-served/)

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> [It may be tempting to look back and wring our hands over missed opportunities for change in the preceding decades. But, I'm…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jennifer-granholm/it-may-be-tempting-to-look-back-and-wring-our-hands-over-missed/)

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> [California has a beautiful coastline. It can be a rough coastline. The waves are huge. The rocks are steep. Same thing in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jennifer-granholm/california-has-a-beautiful-coastline-it-can-be-a-rough-coastline-the/)

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> [Our great history has been that people came to Michigan because you didn't have to have a college degree to get a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jennifer-granholm/our-great-history-has-been-that-people-came-to-michigan-because-you/)

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> [The most powerful recent innovation in government is when states aggressively use community colleges for retraining. In Michigan, where large numbers of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jennifer-granholm/the-most-powerful-recent-innovation-in-government-is-when-states/)

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[Behinds](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/behinds/)

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> [We are taking the steps necessary to be ready to send whatever assistance is requested of us, and we are preparing to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jennifer-granholm/we-are-taking-the-steps-necessary-to-be-ready-to-send-whatever/)

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> [If you opened up every single potential drilling opportunity in the United States, it would have the effect of lowering gas prices…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jennifer-granholm/if-you-opened-up-every-single-potential-drilling-opportunity-in-the/)

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> [Now, we love our auto industry. But if we had worked harder on diversifying this economy long ago, then if one of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jennifer-granholm/now-we-love-our-auto-industry-but-if-we-had-worked-harder-on/)

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> [Less than a year after loading the company up with debt, Romney and Bain gave themselves bonuses four times bigger than the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jennifer-granholm/less-than-a-year-after-loading-the-company-up-with-debt-romney-and/)

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[Bigger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bigger/)

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> [We aren't leveraging this great economic engine, the strongest economy in the world. And yet we have this totally weak response. We…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jennifer-granholm/we-aren-t-leveraging-this-great-economic-engine-the-strongest-economy/)

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> [Often we women are risk averse. I needed the push. Now, more than ever, young women need more seasoned women to provide…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jennifer-granholm/often-we-women-are-risk-averse-i-needed-the-push-now-more-than-ever/)

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[Broken](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/broken/)

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> [I love the protest signs protected by the First Amendment - some of them humorous, some of them passionate, some factual, some…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jennifer-granholm/i-love-the-protest-signs-protected-by-the-first-amendment-some-of/)

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[Amendments](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/amendments/)

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> [When someone lives as a minority, they experience the world differently than those of us who live in the majority. We may…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jennifer-granholm/when-someone-lives-as-a-minority-they-experience-the-world/)

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[Differently](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/differently/)

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> [We've got this proposal which has been languishing in the legislature, the Water Legacy Act, which is derived from a Republican task…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jennifer-granholm/we-ve-got-this-proposal-which-has-been-languishing-in-the-legislature/)

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> [Bain also asked Kansas City for a $3 million tax break. The Bain executives were taking home $36 million in borrowed funds…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jennifer-granholm/bain-also-asked-kansas-city-for-a-3-million-tax-break-the-bain/)

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[Asking](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/asking/)

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> [With respect to the environment in our state and our state's future - in addition to water which is very important here…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jennifer-granholm/with-respect-to-the-environment-in-our-state-and-our-state-s-future/)

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[Climate](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/climate/)

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> [I say Democrats should not be afraid to talk about the morality of life, of caring for children who are born. It…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jennifer-granholm/i-say-democrats-should-not-be-afraid-to-talk-about-the-morality-of/)

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[Abortion](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/abortion/)

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> [The Clinton administration brought 65 cases from 1995 to 2000 before the World Trade Organization. The Bush administration has brought twelve. Twelve…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jennifer-granholm/the-clinton-administration-brought-65-cases-from-1995-to-2000-before/)

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> [Every single country that has an auto industry is stepping forward to help that auto industry. Why wouldn't we help this industry…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jennifer-granholm/every-single-country-that-has-an-auto-industry-is-stepping-forward-to/)

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> [Studies have shown that since women have had access to the pill and family planning measures, they have made huge gains in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jennifer-granholm/studies-have-shown-that-since-women-have-had-access-to-the-pill-and/)

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[Access](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/access/)

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> [Republicans are definitely pro-birth - they'll do everything they can to make sure that that baby comes out, regardless of how it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jennifer-granholm/republicans-are-definitely-pro-birth-they-ll-do-everything-they-can/)

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[Abortion](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/abortion/)

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> [I am so proud of Michigan's citizens for the kindness and generosity they have shown in assisting in this endeavor. It is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jennifer-granholm/i-am-so-proud-of-michigan-s-citizens-for-the-kindness-and-generosity/)

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[Citizens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/citizens/)

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> [So we just hope that all of these governors who are grappling will be able to provide the basic services to our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jennifer-granholm/so-we-just-hope-that-all-of-these-governors-who-are-grappling-will-be/)

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> [Sometimes leadership is planting trees under whose shade you'll never sit. It may not happen fully till after I'm gone. But I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jennifer-granholm/sometimes-leadership-is-planting-trees-under-whose-shade-you-ll-never/)

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> [Republicans know that government spending creates jobs. They just want that spending to be funneled to their projects and districts... and they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jennifer-granholm/republicans-know-that-government-spending-creates-jobs-they-just-want/)

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> [Do we want in this nation to lose the backbone of manufacturing in this country? Do we want to be a nation…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jennifer-granholm/do-we-want-in-this-nation-to-lose-the-backbone-of-manufacturing-in/)

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## Jennifer Granholm by topic

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