“In case anyone needs reminding, it was the relentless drive of the tourism industry and kowtowing State Department bureaucrats that led to the Bush-era Visa Express Program, which relaxed visa policies, eliminated in-person consulate interviews and opened the door to the 9/11 hijackers.” NeedsPersonsStatesCasesDoorsPolicyIndustryProgramErasInterviewsDepartmentRelaxedRelentlessTourismRemindingBureaucratsVisaTourism Industry Author:Michelle Malkin
“It's traditionally not federal policy to fund state and local salaries. It's done sometimes on a temporary basis or a grant basis. But it's not often done. And the reason is clear, because the federal government can't continue in perpetuity these programs.” SometimesStatesReasonDoneGovernmentClearPolicyProgramBasesLocalsFundGrantsTemporaryFederal GovernmentSalary Author:Jim Talent
“There is a tendency of the American people to give those who are elected an opportunity to carry out their policies and programs.” PeopleGivingOpportunityPolicyProgramTendencies Author:John Dingell
“The G-8 has clearly rejected the failed U.S. policy of voluntary programs to address global warming.” PolicyProgramRejectionGlobal WarmingAddressesRejected Author:David Hawkins
“We Communists have got to string along with the capitalists for a while. We need their agriculture and their technology. But we are going to continue massive military programs. . . (soon) we will be in a position to return to a much more aggressive foreign policy designed to gain the upper-hand.” NeedsHandsTechnologyMilitaryPolicyPositionReturnGainsProgramStringsMassiveCommunistAggressiveCapitalistForeign PolicyAgricultureUpper Hand Author:Leonid Brezhnev
“Look, I'm very much in favor of tax cuts, but not with borrowed money. And the problem that we've gotten into in recent years is spending programs with borrowed money, tax cuts with borrowed money, and at the end of the day that proves disastrous. And my view is I don't think we can play subtle policy here.” ThinkingYearsLooksEndsPlayProblemViewsCuttingPolicyProveTaxesProgramSpendingFavorsThe End Of The DaySubtleBorrowedTax CutsAnd At The End Of The DayBorrowed Money Author:Alan Greenspan
“And there was a deeper, less visible effect of the Truman loyalty program. Seeing its consequences for certain individuals and fearing its intrusion on their own lives, many in the government sought protection by strongly asserting their anti-Communism. In the public action that ensued, policy was based not on reality but, instinctively or deliberately, on personal caution...Those who urged a militant and sometimes military anti-Communism were considered sound, trustworthy and personally safe; those who questioned such a course were politically unsafe, possible even slightly disloyal.” SometimesRealityGovernmentActionCertainCoursesIndividualSoundSeeingEffectsMilitaryPolicySafeConsequenceProgramDeeperProtectionLoyaltyCommunismVisibleCautionTrustworthyMilitantIntrusionUnsafeTrumanDisloyalAnti Communism Author:John Kenneth Galbraith
“I think a lot of programs, policies have been put in place since 9/11, have prevented a 9/11-style attack. On the other hand, I think the threat has become greater, not lesser.” ThinkingHas BeensHandsGreaterStylePolicyProgramThreat Author:Michael McCaul
“The national policy of promoting abstinence-only programs is a $1.5 billion failure and teenage girls are paying the real price.” RealGirlPolicyProgramBillionsTeenagePromotingAbstinenceTeenage Girl Author:Cecile Richards
“A wise man once said, 'Every one of us is given the gift of life, and what a strange gift it is. If it is preserved jealously and selfishly, it impoverishes and saddens. But if it is spent for others, it enriches and beautifies.' My fellow Americans: We can debate policies and programs, but in the end what separates the two parties in this election campaign is whether we use the gift of life for others or only ourselves.” IfsMenSaidTwoEndsUsePoliticalGivenPartyWisePolicyStrangeProgramElectionFellowsCampaignsDebatePolitical PartiesWise Man Once SaidGifts Of LifeJealously Author:Geraldine Ferraro
“Sanctions alone could not stop Iran's nuclear program. But they did help bring Iran to the negotiating table.” HelpingRealitySciencePoliticsLeadershipJusticeTechnologyPolicyProgramTablesTradeStrategyHuman RightsNuclearIdeologyIranForeign PolicyDiplomacyCivilitySanctionsNegotiating Author:Barack Obama
“Ultimately, only diplomacy can bring about a durable solution to the challenge posed by Iran's nuclear program. As President and Commander in Chief, I will do what is necessary to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon. However, I have a profound responsibility to try to resolve our differences peacefully, rather than rush towards conflict.” TryingBelieveRealWisdomRealityTodayOpportunityPoliticsI BelievePresidentCommunityChallengesLeadershipDifferencesJusticeResponsibilityHistoryTechnologyViolenceGenerationsAchievePolicyConflictWeaponsSpringSolutionsEthicsProgramTestsStrategyUnityProfoundHuman RightsNuclearPeacefulIdeologyChiefsIranResolveForeign PolicyNuclear WeaponsDiplomacyCivilityCommandersComprehensiveSettlementObtainingCommander In ChiefArab Spring Author:Barack Obama
“As a 25 year director of a non-profit program I began to see the need to shift from only doing projects/programs to also doing policy work.” NeedsYearsPolicyDirectorsProjectsProgramProfitNon Profit Author:Mark Winne
“In my view, we need a massive federal jobs program which puts millions of our people back to work. We must end our disastrous trade policies. We need to raise the minimum wage to a living wage. And we have to fight for pay equity for women.” PeopleNeedsEndsJobsFightingViewsPayMillionsPolicyProgramRaisesTradeMassiveWomens RightsMinimumEquityMen WomenMinimum WageBack To WorkLiving Wage Author:Bernie Sanders
“If we wanted a program to help the majority of the population, we'd offer loan guarantees to help poor people get access to reliable cars so that they could have a better shot at getting - and keeping - a well-paying job...A small amount of capital could make a much bigger difference in their lives than extra student loan relief for middle-class college kids would.” PeopleIfsWellsHelpingRealityKidsWantedJobsPoliticsCommunityDifferencesWorkPoorMoneyEducationClassPovertyMiddleCarPolicyStudentsCollegeAmountOffersShotsProgramBiggerMajorityStrategyPropertyPopulationAccessExtrasGuaranteesReliefMiddle ClassPoor PeopleLoanSmall AmountsHelp The PoorStudent LoanHelp Poor People Author:Megan McArdle
“In brief, we have no explicit family policy but instead have a haphazard patchwork of institutions and programs designed mostly under crisis conditions, whether the crisis is national in scope (such as a recession ) or personal (such as a break-up of a particular family).” FamilyBreakConditionsPolicyParticularBrokenProgramCrisisInstitutionsScopeRecessionsExplicitHaphazardPatchwork Book:All Our Children: The American Family Under Pressure Source: All Our Children: The American Family Under Pressure
“Despite the long-term reduction in familial roles and functions, we believe that parents are still the world's greatest experts about the needs of their own children. Virtually any private or public program that supports parents, effectively supports children. This principle of supporting family vitality seems to us preferable to any policy that would have the state provide children directly with what it thinks they need.” ThinkingWorldNeedsBelieveChildrenLongStillsStatesSeemsParentTermPrinciplesRolesSupportPolicyProgramFunctionDespiteLong TermExpertsVitalityReduction Book:All Our Children: The American Family Under Pressure Source: All Our Children: The American Family Under Pressure
“The US needs a cap and trade system with auctioning of licenses for emissions rights. The revenues from these auctions can be used to launch a new, environmentally friendly energy policy. That would be yet another federal program that could help us to overcome the stagnation.” NeedsHelpingWould BeUsedEnergyRightsPolicyProgramOvercomingTradeFriendlyRevenueLicenseCapsEmissionsStagnationAuctionsEnergy PolicyLicensesEnvironmentally Friendly Author:George Soros
“The current diversity visa program does a disservice to our immigration policy and to those immigrants who have moved through the more traditional process that allows them to lawfully reside in this country.” DoeCountryProcessPolicyDiversityProgramMovedCurrentsImmigrationTraditionalImmigrantsVisaDisserviceImmigration Policy Author:Bill Jenkins
“Too many policies, programs and institutions are judged by what they are supposed to do, rather than by what they actually do and the consequences of their actions.” ActionPolicyConsequenceProgramInstitutionsJudged Author:Thomas Sowell
“Whatever happens in Washington, Wall Street, Hollywood or Silicon Vally in the next ten years, it will be irrelevant if our families don't come together at a much higher level. Without a renaissance of family, no new candidate can rise to save us. No new legislation, policy or program will heal our land.” IfsYearsHappensTogetherNextLevelsStreetsLandPolicyWallHigherTenProgramHollywoodHealOur FamilyCandidatesLegislationIrrelevantRenaissanceWhatever HappensHigher LevelSilicon Author:Oliver DeMille
“Indigenous programs and policy will come within the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet because Indigenous policy and programs should not be an add - on, they should not be an afterthought, but they should be at the heart of a good Australian Government.” ShouldHeartGovernmentPolicyProgramAddMinistersDepartmentPrimePrime MinisterIndigenousAustralianCabinetsAfterthought Author:Yitzhak Rabin
“It remains to be seen which program will cause greater societal damage: China's one-child policy or America's one-parent policy.” ChildrenAmericaCausesParentGreaterPolicyProgramRemainsChinaDamage Author:P. J. O'Rourke
“Left-wing social policies sicken our behavior and corrupt our culture. People bend principles and sacrifice integrity to get as much as they can from the government. Giveaway programs encourage every imaginable sort of cheating and dishonesty. Wheeling and dealing in food stamps is a way of life. Lying and fraud are commonplace. Whenever you're dependent on the money, the end justifies the means.” PeopleWayMeanEndsGovernmentLyingCultureLeftSocialPrinciplesSacrificePolicyIntegrityBehaviorProgramWingsDependentJustifyCheatingFraudStampsDishonestyCommonplaceLeft WingFood StampsSocial PolicyEnds Justify The MeansWheeling Author:James Cook
“A leader has a sound program, has a good policy, and then brings people together to solve problems.” PeopleProblemTogetherSoundLeaderPolicyProgramSolve Author:John Kasich
“The American middle class, it seems to me, is looking to politicians now to satisfy a pretty basic - and urgent - level of need. Yet people in the upper middle class - with their excellent health benefits, schools, salaries, retirement plans, nannies and private afterschool programs - have journeyed so far from that level of need that, it often seems to me, they literally cannot hear what resonates with the middle class. That creates a problematic blind spot for those who write, edit or produce what comes to be known about our politicians and their policies.” PeopleNeedsWritingSeemsSchoolLevelsKnownClassPlansMiddlePolicyProducePoliticianBenefitsProgramBlindSpotsExcellentMiddle ClassRetirementUrgentSalaryEditsNanniesBlind SpotsHealth BenefitsUpper Middle Class Author:Judith Warner
“There's dozens of unrelated policy provisions tucked inside of it. I'll give you a sense of a handful of them. One is a visa waiver program change. It's going to make it harder for people who've traveled to places with terrorist activity to get into the U.S. They're going to have to go through an added layer of security.” PeopleGivingSecurityPolicyActivityProgramHarderTerroristDozenLayersTraveledHandfulProvisionVisaWaiver Author:Susan Davis
“You can expect to see a robust discussion and representation of those issues throughout the convention program. Not just from the nominee, but through other vehicles as well. Expect to see the African-American community, the Latino community, the LGBT community, and others represented on stage and in the substance of our policies throughout the week.” WellsCommunityIssuesWeekStagePolicyProgramAfrican AmericanSubstanceDiscussionLgbtConventionsVehicleRepresentationLatinoRobustLgbt Community Author:Leah D. Daughtry
“I went to a girls high school and I went to a women's college and when I first started teaching at Georgetown it had been a single sex school and so they wanted to have some women professors when they went co-ed, and so I originally was hired to start a program there, and really encourage women to go into foreign policy. I always have done that, and I really do think that things are better when women are involved.” ThinkingFirstsDoneWantedSchoolGirlSexTeachingPolicyCollegeInvolvedHigh SchoolProgramProfessorsForeign PolicyGeorgetown Author:Madeleine Albright
“I have been working with the World Health Organization since 1989 in an effort to redefine approaches to contraceptive introduction. This has given me the opportunity to insist that strategies for research and policy development must simultaneously address people's needs, the capacity of programs to provide good quality of care, and the range of technological options available.” PeopleWorldNeedsHas BeensCareOpportunityGivenEffortQualityPolicyDevelopmentApproachResearchCapacityProgramOrganizationStrategyAvailableRangeAddressesTechnologicalIntroductionGood QualityContraceptivesWorld HealthWorld Health Organization Author:Ruth Simmons
“We have emphasized the importance of applied action research because it allows evidence-based policy and program development and a focus on learning. We are also committed to using a participatory approach in which local people, local program managers and providers, local researchers, women's health activists, and national decision-makers play the leading role. International "experts" from technical assistance agencies or universities can make important contributions, but they certainly don't have all the answers.” PeopleImportantPlayActionDecisionAnswersRolesFocusPolicyDevelopmentApproachResearchEvidenceProgramImportanceUniversityInternationalCommittedLocalsManagersExpertsAgencyContributionActivistMakersAssistanceResearchersProvidersDecision MakersImportant ContributionsWomen's Health Author:Ruth Simmons
“High level policy makers and program managers do not normally listen to the voices of local people, local providers and local program managers when they make decisions about contraceptive introduction or other aspects of program development in reproductive health.” PeopleVoiceDecisionLevelsPolicyDevelopmentAspectProgramLocalsManagersMakersIntroductionHigh LevelProvidersContraceptivesPolicy MakersReproductive Health Author:Ruth Simmons
“If instead policy makers and program managers participate in an interdisciplinary assessment team, make informal visits to local families and have in-depth conversations with local providers and health authorities, the real needs and complex challenges of organizing good reproductive health services become apparent.The first country that implemented this participatory program of assessment, research and policy development was Brazil. I was one of the outsiders who provided support to the initiative.” IfsNeedsFirstsRealCountryChallengesSupportTeamPolicyDevelopmentConversationAuthorityResearchProgramComplexesDepthLocalsManagersMakersInitiativeOutsidersAssessmentBrazilProvidersPolicy MakersReproductive HealthHealth ServicesInterdisciplinary Author:Ruth Simmons
“In the late 60s, 70s and possibly early 80s, social scientists were interested in researching the diffusion of innovation and studying the link between applied research and policy and program development. Recently there has been less interest in these issues and we feel that this interest must be rekindled.” FeelsHas BeensSocialInterestStudyIssuesPolicyDevelopmentLateResearchProgramScientistInnovationLinks80sDiffusion Author:Ruth Simmons
“Hillary Clinton would say I'm going to fund a program that will find the local, you know, industrial or manufacturing jobs that are available and train you to do that job. And then you're going to get that job. And it's a much more of a nuts and bolts sort of policy vision.” KnowsJobsVisionPolicyProgramTrainClintonAvailableLocalsFundNutsManufacturingBoltsNuts And Bolts Author:George Packer
“This is where I think policies do need to be somewhat race-specific, is making sure that institutions are not discriminatory. So you've got something like the FHA [Federal Housing Administration], which was on its face a universal program that involved a huge mechanism for wealth accumulation and people entering into the middle class.” PeopleThinkingNeedsFacesWealthRaceClassMiddlePolicyHugeInvolvedProgramUniversalInstitutionsAdministrationMiddle ClassMechanismEnteringHousingAccumulation Author:Barack Obama
“The truth is that political consciousness in this country is pretty low... To the degree that we can help educate and organize people around the most important issues facing their lives and show that there is support for fundamental changes in the way we do business in the United States of America in terms of income inequality, in terms of low wages, in terms of disastrous trade policies, in terms of being the only major country not to have a national healthcare program - that's success.” PeopleWayImportantCountryStatesHelpingShowsAmericaPoliticalTermUnitedConsciousnessUnited StatesSupportIssuesPolicyTruth IsDegreesMajorsLowsProgramFundamentalsTradeIncomeInequalityEducateHealthcareOrganizeUnited States Of AmericaWagesImportant IssuesIncome Inequality Author:Bernie Sanders
“A focus on people's health and well-being must be the core of family planning research and policy. This may seem self-evident, but the realities of program implementation in third world countries has often shown that the health and well-being of individuals is not a priority.” PeopleWorldWellsMaySelfCountryRealitySeemsIndividualFocusPolicyResearchProgramThirdsPrioritiesCorePlanningWell BeingEvidentThird WorldImplementationFamily PlanningThird World Countries Author:Ruth Simmons
“Strategies for research and policy development must simultaneously address people's needs, the capacity of programs to provide good quality of care, and the range of technological options available.” PeopleNeedsCareQualityPolicyDevelopmentResearchCapacityProgramStrategyAvailableRangeAddressesTechnologicalGood Quality Author:Ruth Simmons
“If policy makers and program managers participate in an interdisciplinary assessment team, make informal visits to local families and have in-depth conversations with local providers and health authorities, the real needs and complex challenges of organizing good reproductive health services become apparent.” IfsNeedsRealChallengesTeamPolicyConversationAuthorityProgramComplexesDepthLocalsManagersMakersAssessmentProvidersPolicy MakersReproductive HealthHealth ServicesInterdisciplinary Author:Ruth Simmons
“As far as Bernie Sanders is concerned, he is a decent, honest person, and I supported him. What he means by socialism is New Deal Liberalism. In fact, his actual policies would not have been a great surprise to General Eisenhower. The fact that this is called a "political revolution" is a sign of how far to the right the political spectrum has shifted, mainly in the last 30 years since the neoliberal programs began to be instituted. What he was calling for was a restoration of something like New Deal Liberalism, which is a very good thing.” YearsMeanPersonsHas BeensFactsLastsPoliticalDealsHonestPolicyRevolutionCallingConcernedProgramGood ThingsSurpriseVery GoodSocialismDecentLiberalismSpectrumRestorationNew DealHonest PersonPolitical SpectrumPolitical Revolution Author:Noam Chomsky
“Policies are designed to undermine working class organization and the reason is not only the unions fight for workers' rights, but they also have a democratizing effect. These are institutions in which people without power can get together, support one another, learn about the world, try out their ideas, initiate programs, and that is dangerous. That's like a referendum in Greece. It is dangerous to allow that.” PeopleWorldTryingIdeasReasonTogetherFightingClassSupportRightsEffectsDangerousPolicyProgramOrganizationInstitutionsUnionsWorkersWorking ClassGreeceGet TogetherInitiateReferendumsWorkers Rights Author:Noam Chomsky
“Barack Obama is an opportunist, mostly supported by the financial institutions. He had no positions on anything. He's very intelligent. If you look at his program, almost no substance. Change, hope, what's that? I mean, he had some policies, but it was almost certain that he would give them up instantly, which he did.” IfsGivingLooksMeanCertainPolicyPositionProgramIntelligentInstitutionsFinancialBarackSubstanceOpportunistFinancial Institutions Author:Noam Chomsky
“We really have to think about aging because women are living longer than men. More of the people who need care are women. A lot of them are living alone, with no one to care for them, or they're shunted into institutions. I would like to see a sensible aging policy more like what the Nordic countries have. They're cutting back those programs, but there you can still have in-home nursing care. You don't have to rely on your children. I personally don't want to be a burden on my daughter.” PeopleThinkingMenWantNeedsChildrenStillsCountryHomeCareCuttingPolicyDaughterProgramOur ChildrenInstitutionsAgingBurdenYour ChildrenRelyMy DaughterSensibleNursingLiving AloneNordic Author:Martha C. Nussbaum
“We know through the process of energy independence, our whole geopolitical footprint changes in terms of our national security and how we operate the American military. In addition to that we've got all these forward liabilities on these entitlement programs that, with the right tax and the energy policy, we can pay down and offset some of those liabilities.” EnergyTermSecurityMilitaryPolicyTaxesProgramIndependenceNational SecurityEntitlementFootprintLiability Author:Anthony Scaramucci
“During the periods when South Korea played a more active role, the inter-Korean relationship was more peaceful, and there was less tension between the United States and North Korea. The last U.S. administration pursued a policy of strategic patience and did not make any effort to improve its relationship with North Korea. Also, the previous Korean government did not make any such efforts. The result is the reality you see today - North Korea continuing to advance its nuclear and missile program.” RealityTodayEffortPolicyProgramPeacefulTensionNorth KoreaKorean Author:Moon Jae-in
“Donald Trump is an entertainer. Okay. He goes on shows like Howard Stern's to get people to watch his program. "The Apprentice" or buy his books or whatever. When he goes in there, he back then when it happened was basically trying to entertain. All right. So he had no public policy on his mind, none of that. All right. He's an entertain.” PeopleTryingMindBookPolicyProgramOkayPublic Policy Author:Bill O'Reilly
“Certainly polling is a tool for leadership. It's not a program for leadership. And you can abuse a tool. You can overuse it. A leader who looks to the latest poll finding and says, "Well that's what I should do", that's not a very good leader. I mean that's someone who is not taking this poll and saying, "Well what am I gonna have to do to get public acceptance of my policies?" It's someone who is interested in their own election or re-election, and their own popularity rather than genuinely serving the public interest.” MeanInterestLeaderPolicyAcceptanceProgramAbuseElectionVery GoodPopularityGood Leader Author:Andrew Kohut
“My view of chronic disease prevention of fighting epidemic obesity and diabetes, of turning the tide, is that it is the job of professionals to pave the way and to cultivate the will; to stir people up so that they understand the stakes, so that they recognize that adult onset diabetes stalking children is a clear and omnipresent danger. The wolves are at the door. You must defend hearth and home. And here are the means to do it: we must provide programs, policies, tools and resources so that everybody can do the job.” PeopleMeanChildrenHomeFightingDangerPolicyProgramObesityStalkingDiabetes Author:David Katz
“We are facing a flood tide of factors into our daily lives and the lives of our children that conspire against weight control, and for that matter, health, any single policy or program we use to turn the tide is like a single sandbag. You put down the sandbag on the banks of the river. You could ask the question: Have we held back the flood? A sandbag isn't designed to hold back the flood. A sandbag is designed to be part of a levy to hold back the flood. It doesn't matter if it's a good sandbag, maybe a perfectly good sandbag. By itself it can't fix the problem.” ChildrenProblemPolicyProgramOur ChildrenDaily LifeFlood Author:David Katz