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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He didn't want to be governor, senator, president, vice president, cabinet member, none of that. His focus is totally on one thing - it's always been the city.
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This year we'll be working with businesses and with states and localities to identify barriers in their laws,
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The president is committed ... He will undertake a series of executive steps, and has issued a memorandum directing me to come up with a strategy with the private sector.
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Vice President Gore and Senator (Joe) Lieberman are fully prepared to concede and to support Governor Bush if and when he is officially elected president.
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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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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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But this race is simply too close to call, and until the recount is concluded and the results in Florida become official, our campaign continues.
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