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14 quotes by Jay Carney

James "Jay" Carney (born May 22, 1965) was the 29th White House Press Secretary. He was the second person to serve in the position during the presidency of Barack Obama, having replaced Robert Gibbs. Prior to his appointment as Press Secretary he was director of communications for Vice President Joe Biden. Carney previously served as Washington Bureau Chief for Time magazine, a post he held from September 2005 until December 2008, and as a...
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Let me just say that while I personally am very fond of John Boehner, his record of predicting what would happen if certain policies, economic... →

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Raising the debt ceiling is not additional spending. It is simply saying, you, the United States of America, can continue to borrow the money you... →

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The debate we won't be having is whether or not the debt ceiling should be raised. We will not have a situation where people will hold the... →

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The simple fact of the matter is, as I know everyone in this room knows, that the recession that this country faced when this President took office... →

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In fact, I think - our view of this is that while the agreement, the compromise did not achieve the kind of super-sized deficit reduction that we... →

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We believe that - the President believes that the economy will continue to grow, that the economy will continue to create jobs, and that we need to... →

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I - it's simply not for me to evaluate an independent rating agency's processes. But I will say that there was reason to be anxious -... →

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But the - look, I think that this - the United States of America is still the most powerful economy in the world. It is an incredible engine for... →

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The White House doesn't create jobs. The government together - White House, Congress - creates policies that allow for greater job creation.

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Congress passes bills that appropriate money. Congress says, 'We're building this bridge or funding that defense project, and they cost this... →

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And it's important to remember we are all responsible - or certainly the elected members in Washington of both parties are responsible for making... →

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I think we ought to all take a step back and remember where we were 24, 48 hours ago, a week ago, two weeks ago - the prospect that was hanging out... →

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So our focus has to be on the things that we can control, which is to take the necessary measures working with Congress to ensure that our economy... →

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