I don't think anyone is closer to the voters in Washington than members of the House of Representatives. Judy Woodruff More Quotes by Judy Woodruff More Quotes From Judy Woodruff Americans tend not to be too enthusiastic about having their taxes raised again....But if the American people aren't going to accept it, if the politicians don't have the courage to raise taxes, what are we facing down the road? Judy Woodruff acceptingpoliticianpeople Every news organization should ideally be as broadly representative as possible. Judy Woodruff newsorganizationshould As the mother of a son with disabilities, I try to keep an eye out for news that affects people in the large community of which he is a part. Judy Woodruff eyemotherson We decided to focus on women because no one was singling them out. Judy Woodruff decidedwomenfocus Girl Scouts offered a wonderful group of girls where common concerns and interests could come together. We could learn, be challenged, and support one another. It was a very positive aspect of my life and played an important role in shaping who I am today. Judy Woodruff supportwho-i-amgirl Politics is in my blood. I'd love to be involved in 2008, maybe even '06. Judy Woodruff involvedloveblood When I think of grass I think of something to walk on, pot as something to put a plant in. Judy Woodruff plantpotthinking My younger sister retired a few years ago after a 30-year career teaching history and social studies at an inner-city high school. Judy Woodruff teachingyearsschool The vast majority of Americans are employed in service sector industries, and many of those sectors are highly internationalized. The most high-value added sectors, notably the tech sector, is massively globalized. And, for them, it would be a disaster if America's trade policy was to go down a spiraling route towards protectionism. Judy Woodruff majoritywould-beamerica AFSCME stands for the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees. Judy Woodruff countyemployeestates Senate races are different from House races, in the sense that they are more candidate-driven. The higher the office - that is, I mean, governor, senator, president - the more important the candidate. Judy Woodruff officeracemean We haven't learned to be the majority party. We haven't learned how to lead. We're still stuck in the opposition. Judy Woodruff stuckparty Now it's become sort of a - you know, just sort of a casual thing, and you can vote any time at all. It doesn't increase turnout. It hasn't increased turnout, really. And I don't think it's a healthy development. I sound like an old fogey here. Judy Woodruff healthysoundthinking I think it's important that campaigns be aired all the way through, that people aren't voting three weeks before, before debates are held. Judy Woodruff votingpeoplethinking The sorts of sectors which feature so largely in the [Donald] Trump program, and its rhetoric, account now for perhaps only about 15 percent of the American work force. Judy Woodruff programtrumpforce A dramatic unwinding of that relationship [between USA and China], by way of an aggressive trade policy, is one of the nightmare scenarios for the global economy as a whole, because it would result in a spiraling depreciation of the dollar, a surge in American interests rates, a collapse in the market for American government debt. Judy Woodruff usadollarsgovernment Trump said today that if countries are going to have nuclear weapons, then he said the United States needs to be at the top of the back, in his words, meaning increasing the U.S. nuclear arsenal. Judy Woodruff nuclear-weaponstodaycountry Machines are on track to be on par with human intelligence in less than 15 years. Judy Woodruff machinestrackyears One of the main things we have been looking at is, how can we get a robot to think about situations it's never seen before? Judy Woodruff robotssituationthinking I think there's a fundamental moral issue about whether it's right for a machine to decide to kill a person. It's bad enough that people are deciding to kill people, but at least they have perhaps some moral argument that they're doing it to ultimately defend their families or prevent some greater evil. Judy Woodruff issuespeoplethinking
