Jennifer M. Granholm

Do we want in this nation to lose the backbone of manufacturing in this country? Do we want to be a nation that doesn't want to manufacture anything? ↗

— Jennifer M. Granholm

#backbone #country #lose #manufacture #manufacturing

I love the protest signs protected by the First Amendment - some of them humorous, some of them passionate, some factual, some entirely incorrect - all of them free ideas. ↗

— Jennifer M. Granholm

#entirely #factual #first #first amendment #free

Our strength is not just in the size of our defense budget, but in the size of our hearts, in the size of our gratitude for their sacrifice. And that's not just measured in words or gestures. ↗

— Jennifer M. Granholm

#defense #defense budget #gestures #gratitude #hearts

Ceremonies are important. But our gratitude has to be more than visits to the troops, and once-a-year Memorial Day ceremonies. We honor the dead best by treating the living well. ↗

— Jennifer M. Granholm

#ceremonies #day #dead #gratitude #honor

Every day in America, African Americans are reminded of their race in ways large and small. Every day. ↗

— Jennifer M. Granholm

#african americans #america #day #every #every day

Every single country that has an auto industry is stepping forward to help that auto industry. Why wouldn't we help this industry too, because it needs 3.5 million jobs. ↗

— Jennifer M. Granholm

#auto industry #because #country #every #forward

I certainly never thought I would run for office myself. If someone had suggested it, I would have laughed out loud. ↗

— Jennifer M. Granholm

#had #i #laughed #loud #myself

I really want to be governor when I have a partner in the White House. ↗

— Jennifer M. Granholm

#house #i #partner #really #want

I was approached by friends who encouraged me to run for an open seat - attorney general of Michigan. It was a big risk. ↗

— Jennifer M. Granholm

#attorney #attorney general #big #encouraged #friends

As governor, when I visited our troops in Kuwait and Iraq, I served them Thanksgiving dinner. It was a small gesture compared to their sacrifice. ↗

— Jennifer M. Granholm

#dinner #gesture #governor #i #iraq