William Daley
William Daley
William Michael "Bill" Daleyis an American lawyer and former banker. He served as White House Chief of Staff to President Barack Obama from January 2011 to January 2012. He also served as U.S. Secretary of Commerce from 1997 to 2000 under President Bill Clinton. His private-sector positions included membership on the Executive Committee of JPMorgan Chase & Co. Until dropping out of the race on September 16, 2013, he was a candidate for Illinois Governor...
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth9 August 1948
CityChicago, IL
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We consider this a serious problem and we are going to continue to be aggressive in the Department of Commerce and work with Congress on any other actions they may want to proceed on,
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The governor did make, in our opinion, serious errors. His record in Texas is squarely on the table for the public.
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It is time to end these tactics and move ahead with what we all want, which is a timely count of these votes,
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It's a totally separate situation... the interagency process made a decision that it was not an appropriate sale, that's all, ... It's unfortunate to see a U.S. company lose an opportunity that would mean jobs here. But the interagency process worked and I believe Hughes will have other opportunities to sell their satellites.
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We've asked the lawyers to work overnight to draft some documents, and we'll be back in the morning.
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Working men and women and organized labor know this administration, this vice president, has been there fighting for them day-in and day-out for the last eight years,
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We're hopeful that there will be progress. The fact of the matter is that the banana dispute is about defending the rules-based system of the WTO, ... We've gone through two panels. We've been successful. There must be a conclusion to these types of cases. They cannot go on forever. The losing party can't keep looking for further relief if they lose the panel.
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What we're trying to do is encourage the industry to take some steps soon, to do some self-regulation, based upon a tough report that was very clear as to the abuses and steps that have been taken by the entertainment industry that most Americans will feel are wrong,
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There are three debates and I think the American people are going to make a decision after they see all three formats,
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Today's data showing e-tail sales strengthening in the first quarter, even as total retail sales fell, indicates the continuing growth and viability of the online economy, ... The growing role and importance of online commerce is closely tied to the extraordinary vigor and innovativeness of America's information technology sector. Both are factors in the great length and strength of our current expansion.
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They really don't care about who is the chairman of the campaign; they don't care about who's the campaign manager. They care about who's going to be the next president.
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There were differences. It was ironic that the governor talked about foreign policy and basically supported every foreign policy endeavor of the Clinton-Gore administration ... it's pretty easy to know something about foreign policy when you agree with the other guy the whole time.
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Despite the progress we have seen over the last week, we still do not have the 218 votes yet to win it, ... In the end, I am optimistic we will pull it out.
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This is one of the most important issues we could face in the next century, ... There is a tremendous gap in the use of the Internet, and the impact the Internet can have on people.