Even with someone who was furiously trying to go in the opposite direction, the United States stayed the course because people of good will in local office and in governor's mansions around the country stepped up, and they kept us on track, that's a different story than,' Oh you can't trust the United States because they elected Biden White.' You hear that a lot. And this is the other way of thinking about it.

John Podesta

From the day she left law school, went to work for the Children's Defense Fund, from her work in Arkansas, to first lady of the United States -- she's fought for children, for families.

While we will not be consumed by these kinds of attacks, we will also not let them go unchallenged, that's why we are building a new one-stop shop to provide the facts about Hillary Clinton's positions and her record.

I'm probably going to leave in early February, then I've got to f... by John Podesta

I'm probably going to leave in early February, then I've got to figure out what I'm doing in life.

I'm sure she'll have some different views from the president. The president understands that, I think, expects that, i'm sure there will be differences, but for the most part I think that she respects greatly what the president's been able to accomplish with respect to the economy, national security and healthcare in particular.

If she decides to run, I told her I'd do anything I can to help h... by John Podesta

If she decides to run, I told her I'd do anything I can to help her.

At this stage, I think that what the Commerce Department did in December sort of resolves the debate. We felt comfortable with where they went.

They’re doing an analysis on that. by John Podesta

They’re doing an analysis on that.

There are people who kind of gravitate towards running politics based on new ideas and issues, and that was what the secret was for Clinton.

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First and foremost, when I think of him - I'm prejudiced; I worked for the guy for six and a half years - when I think of him, I think of him first and foremost as an idea politician.

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That doesn't necessarily mean they have to have an explicit proposal that they put forward that all Democrats sign up to, but I think they need to throw some ideas out that, at least directionally, point the way forward.

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For the last four years though, Center for American Progress and China-U.S. Exchange Foundation have co-hosted a US.-China track II dialogue, and we continue to host these dialogues on an annual basis, i have the highest regard for C.H. Tung's tireless efforts to bring our two nations closer together. He is always looking ahead to anticipate emerging challenges in the U.S.-China relations and to figure out what he can do to make those challenges more manageable.

I've a long history of being in favor of taking strong executive action, and I absolutely would encourage the administration to use the whole of government approach.

I don't think you can get to 50 % by 2030 without any action by Congress, i don't think you can sugarcoat that.

He knows he's passing the baton.

As a former secretary, he knows he needs to stay in his lane, and I think he will.

We got off track very severely for the last four years with a climate denier in the Oval Office, we enter the international arena with a credibility deficit.