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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To compete in a global economy, our students must continue their education beyond high school. To make this expectation a reality, we must give students the tools they need to succeed, including the opportunity to take a college entrance exam.
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When I was fresh out of law school, I had a burning desire to do something important, to have an impact in some way, but I didn't know what it was.
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What a tremendous act of generosity on the part of the donors who made this possible and what a tremendous opportunity for all these children in Kalamazoo public schools who can now go to college and chase their dreams.
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With Michigan's economic future on the line, we can't afford to have our 500 local school districts marching in different directions. Instead, we need a high standards, mandatory curriculum to get all our students on the road to higher education and a good paying job.
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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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The whole purpose was to say that it doesn't have to be a zero sum. It's not the environment or jobs. You can have both. You can help the auto industry achieve that if you have investment in plants.
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The will of the American people is stronger than any hurricane's wind,
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The world has changed dramatically in the last five years, so much so that we can't just assume it's going to rebound,
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powerful because she was improbable. ... Her greatness lay in doing what everyone could but doesn't.
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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.