Rahm Emanuel

We've been at war for many years in Afghanistan following 9/11. We know that we've got young men and women on the…

— Rahm Emanuel

I can't imagine being mayor and not having had the experience working for President Clinton or President Obama, or, for that matter,…

— Rahm Emanuel

When people told me 'It's great to be here', they meant at the house, not with me.

— Rahm Emanuel

Chick-fil-A values are not Chicago values.

— Rahm Emanuel

Bob Rubin was opposed to signing the welfare bill. He's not exactly what I call a flaming liberal.

— Rahm Emanuel

I consider myself a progressive. I have a passion for people who work. To me, this is about forward looking versus backward…

— Rahm Emanuel

Under Superintendent Johnson's leadership, our police department is on a path to earn the respect of every community in the City of…

— Rahm Emanuel

Laquan McDonald is a wake-up call to all of us. It's a reminder there's a lot broken.

— Rahm Emanuel

Our troops are the best in the world. I have absolute confidence in the ability of the troops who are here, or…

— Rahm Emanuel

You never want a serious crisis to go to waste.

— Rahm Emanuel

The world for our law enforcement community has changed dramatically: everything from filling out paperwork to relationships with the community and how…

— Rahm Emanuel

While Mayor Daley surprised me today with his decision to not run for reelection, I have never been surprised by his leadership,…

— Rahm Emanuel

And it's time as a country that we have an assault weapon ban.

— Rahm Emanuel

The problem is, you have to look at Afghanistan also in a global context where we've canceled basically our missile defense system…

— Rahm Emanuel

I mean,you will have an Afghan government. There are two roads here. One is obviously a run-off election or a negotiated settlement.…

— Rahm Emanuel

Chicago is where the whole idea of community policing began. It remains the - the best and the most comprehensive approach we…

— Rahm Emanuel

There has to be a reform within the government that is tangible, that we can actually measure and that we have confidence…

— Rahm Emanuel

Obviously what I think Senator [John] Kerry was pointing to, which is absolutely correct, which is the essential part of the strategy…

— Rahm Emanuel

In case we forgot, that was the change we believe in, that was the change we fought for, that was the change…

— Rahm Emanuel

A person who believes in giving tax cuts to the more fortunate or a president who believes in making college more affordable…

— Rahm Emanuel

Today, because of President Obama's courage, kids can stay on their parent's plan until they are 26. Insurers cannot kick you off…

— Rahm Emanuel

I remember my father, when I said I was going down to Little Rock to work for Governor Clinton's run for president,…

— Rahm Emanuel

Fighting crime requires a partnership between the police and the community. And we all know that this partnership has been tested in…

— Rahm Emanuel

We invoke the sacrifices of our fallen heroes in the abstract, but we seldom take time to thank them individually.

— Rahm Emanuel

There are too many senior citizens and good residents in Chicago who are sick and tired of having to walk several blocks…

— Rahm Emanuel