Quotes from John Delaney

Maryland is never going to be the low-cost place to live and work, and we shouldn't try to be because we have a lot of other stuff we bring to the table. And you get what you pay for.

I basically applied to law school as a way of telling my parents that I wasn't going to medical school.

Our safety and security is more important than ever, and Congress needs to take an active role in enforcing international agreements that support global security.

One of the things I've pledged is in my first hundred days, only to do bipartisan proposals. Wouldn't it be amazing if a president looked at the American people at the inauguration and said, 'I represent every one of you, whether you voted for me or not and this is how I'm going to prove it.'

I think there's a disconnect between political leaders and young voters around a lot of things related to the private sector. For example, a lot of politicians continue to attack big banks. While I'm not a defender of big banks, my sense is younger voters have had generally pretty good experiences with banks.

After speaking with community leaders, faith leaders, and voters across the District during my campaign, I came to understand that visiting Israel was necessary to obtain a full and proper perspective on our relationship with our strongest ally in the Middle East.

People ask, 'How do you work with the other side?' Well, I start by not saying bad things about them.

Veterans come from all walks of life, and they live in small towns and big cities, in red states and blue states.

We should, as a country, be very concerned about our borrowing cost.

Our electoral process has created perverse incentives that have warped our democracy and empowered special interests and a vocal minority.

I leave Medicare alone. I create a new system for everyone under 65 where they get health care as a right. It's a basic plan. We roll Medicaid into that, but then we allow people to have choices and get private insurance to supplement that basic government plan.

I'm immensely proud to be a Democrat because of our party's history of fighting for justice, fairness, and equality. From Roosevelt to Obama, we've worked to bring seniors and children out of poverty, expanded civil rights, supported science and research, and pushed for equality of opportunity.

I was a big supporter of the Trans-Pacific Partnership. I worked very closely with President Obama on that.

With Washington already broken, the last thing we need is a left-wing version of the Tea Party.

Washington is paralyzed by extreme political rhetoric that creates powerful sound bites but poor policy.

We already spend too few days in Congress working on meaningful legislation; we simply can't afford to waste more time on legislation that doesn't move the needle to improve the lives of everyday Americans.

We have been dealt a very weak hand by the financial market meltdown, bailouts, and recession. We can't act like it's a strong one.

If you approach economic policy with the spirit of compromise, you can actually get good support.

Congressional dysfunction is the logical result of closed primaries, too many gerrymandered one-party seats, and low-turnout elections.

I am not a professional politician.

New highways, ports, and runways appear economically foolish if we don't understand the economic growth that flows from such investments.

I believe that business creates the jobs in this country and not government.

I think dealing with climate change should be a centerpiece of any campaign in the 2020 election cycle. Yet I'm the only one with a bipartisan carbon tax bill.

The presidency of the United States is a very unique elected position. So if anything merits a longer vetting process, the presidency does to some extent. In general our election cycles are too long, but this job is so consequential that I don't think it's a bad thing to give people more time to get to know you.