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…

— 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…

— Neera Tanden

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

— Neera Tanden

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

— 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…

— 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…

— Neera Tanden

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

— Neera Tanden

I think that Democrats have to think through answers we haven't in the past: How we are going to create those jobs?…

— Neera Tanden

No doubt, there are plenty of men who have been fierce and laudable advocates for women's issues. But I know from my…

— Neera Tanden

What can defeat health care reform? Polls - or more specifically, Democratic politicians misreading them.

— Neera Tanden

The foundational principles of modern liberalism - civil rights and greater economic equality - took further strides during Johnson's presidency than any…

— Neera Tanden

For decades, Hillary has championed the issues that matter to working families: child care, paid leave, equal pay. But she doesn't just…

— Neera Tanden

In the back and forth of a campaign, reporters, campaign press staff, and even the candidates can demand new policies in areas…

— Neera Tanden

I had advised Hillary on policy when she was first lady, a Senate candidate and a senator, so it seemed natural that…

— Neera Tanden

Barack Obama came into office in the midst of an economic crisis and yet, shortly into his first term, Republicans suddenly rediscovered…

— Neera Tanden

We know that treatment works, and that is why access to mental health providers is crucial for the wellbeing of our families.

— Neera Tanden

Confidence men have a simple rule: never drop the con - even if you're exposed. For Donald Trump, that's a way of…

— Neera Tanden

As a former Hill staffer, I understand the incentives to announce the possibility that you will vote no. When you do that,…

— Neera Tanden

Before I worked in the Biden Administration, I was President of the Center for American Progress, a think tank in Washington.

— Neera Tanden

Mental health is a growing problem that touches every corner of the country.

— Neera Tanden