Jennifer Granholm
Jennifer Granholm
Jennifer Mulhern Granholmis a Canadian-born American politician, attorney, educator, author, political commentator and member of the Democratic Party who served as the Attorney General of Michigan from 1999 to 2003 and as the Governor of Michigan from 2003 to 2011. She is currently a CNN political contributor...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth5 February 1959
CityVancouver, Canada
CountryUnited States of America
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The White House has to participate, ... We need to have this, not just on the president's radar, but on his agenda for action so that we can provide relief to workers, competitiveness to businesses and economic growth for our states.
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The bridge is a big symbol today, ... If you want to build a bridge to those who are less fortunate, this is an opportunity to do that and make Michigan proud.
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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 and were asking Kansas City to forfeit $3 million in public money for police officers, roads and schools? More free stuff!
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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 know that the steps we're taking are the right steps.
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Rush Limbaugh, we expect nonsense from him. But the Vatican, that's another story. When the Vatican is so threatened that it launches attacks on nuns, well, you know what they say in politics, a hit dog hollers.
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powerful because she was improbable. ... Her greatness lay in doing what everyone could but doesn't.
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These new plants will turn an important agricultural resource into fuel for Michigan's future, helping Michigan farmers while advancing the nation's goal to become less dependent on foreign oil.
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Protecting our children must be everyone's top priority, ... This is a common-sense law that provides parents with the tools they need to protect their children from the effects of violence and graphic adult content.
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Promoting the development and use of alternative energies is vital to the state's economic success in the 21st century, ... These new plants will turn an important agricultural resource into fuel for Michigan's future, helping Michigan farmers while advancing the nation's goal to become less dependent on foreign oil.
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Most of these people were rescued from rooftops and parking lots, ... Most of them spent part of the day (Monday) in a rescue helicopter.
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Mr. Quinn has failed to meet his responsibility to support his child, and that has consequences, ... We will use all of the tools at our disposal to ensure that parents provide for their children.
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I find it particularly distasteful that Bristol is illegally profiting from a drug which only exists because taxpayers paid for its development in the first place. That's double-dipping at its worst,
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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 the legs of the stool starts to get wobbly, at least you've got three other legs to stand on.
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We want to make sure every dollar is being spent in the best possible way, ... The government wants to work with them but $19 million is a lot of money for a facility that is not so efficient.