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I have repeatedly called for respecting institutions and the democratic process. Once the process is completed, we should always respect the outcome. Jejomar Binay

Respect Once Completed Respecting Outcome Institutions Democratic Democratic Process Always Repeatedly Process Should

Coal is cheap, but up to what extent are we going to allow coal plants to operate? Jejomar Binay

Plants Allow Cheap Operate Up Going Coal Extent

Hopefully, my administration will be known as a healing and unifying administration. Jejomar Binay

Healing Will Administration Hopefully Known Unifying

You might not think of something like TurboTax as a civic venture, but that product took a confusing interface to a government process and made it simpler and easier to use for citizens. Jennifer Pahlka

Government You Made Think Took Easier Citizens Civic Something Simpler Like Venture Process Might Confusing Interface Product Use

Cities perform most functions in a very Industrial Age model. Jennifer Pahlka

Age Cities Perform Most Industrial Very Model Functions

Everything that works on the Internet depends on a lot of people collaborating, but there's also these rules that you see across all the really successful platforms. Many, many, many more people consume the information or benefit from the information than actually contribute the information. Jennifer Pahlka

You People Internet Benefit Everything Collaborating Rules See More More People Consume Also Lot Than Contribute Depends Information Really Successful Across Many Works Platforms Actually

So few people vote these days, and I think it's partly because they don't feel like the institution really means anything to them. If you want them to vote, give them opportunities to do something else other than vote, to help. Jennifer Pahlka

You Vote People Opportunities Few Think Other Else Give Something Something Else Feel Days Institution Like Partly Because Than Few People Want Anything Them Really Means Help

I think there is a big disjuncture between what we are served up as consumers and what we are served up as citizens. Jennifer Pahlka

Big Think Citizens Consumers Between Up Served

As a society, we haven't spent as much time building the citizen Internet. Jennifer Pahlka

Time Internet Citizen Building Society Spent Much

Before I started Code for America, I spent my career around startups. First it was game developers, small teams trying to make hits in a tough business. Then, when I started working on the Web 2.0 events, it was web startups during times of enormous opportunity and investment. Jennifer Pahlka

Game Business Events Opportunity Tough First Before Enormous Startups Spent Web Small Tough Business Investment Developers Make Around Times America Trying Hits Then Working Teams Code Started Career

If there's one thing government needs desperately, it's the ability to quickly try something, pivot when necessary, and build complex systems by starting with simple systems that work and evolving from there, not the other way around. Jennifer Pahlka

America is not going to side with the people that think our best days are behind us. It's not going to side with the people that think we pit people against each other, even if they believe at their core - which I think some of these people do - that, you know, ultimately Trump would make things better. Jennifer Palmieri

Best You People Better Believe Think Other Side Our Would Some Days Know Make Ultimately Trump America Pit Going Behind Which Against Us Even Each Things Core

The Democratic Party is always going to be a diverse group of people who are yelling at each other and fighting over what's the best way to do something. Jennifer Palmieri

Best People Party Fighting Group Other Way Best Way Diverse Something Over Democratic Democratic Party Always Yelling Going Who Each

I think that there should be an assault weapons ban. Jennifer Palmieri

Think Weapons Ban Should Assault

When I worked in the Obama White House, people in national security positions had been uneasy making broad public arguments, particularly about political matters. Jennifer Palmieri

If Trump expects the Americans who did not vote for him to accept him as president, he needs to show that he accepts all of them as Americans. He needs to show that he understands their concerns and hears their fears. Jennifer Palmieri

Needs Vote Fears President He Him Concerns Accept Accepts Understands Hears Trump American Did Expects Them Show Who

If you're a minority party that doesn't control any branch of government, you're more likely to be ignored. Jennifer Palmieri

Government You Minority Party Control More Likely Branch Any Ignored

Alignment of business strategy and risk appetite should minimize the firm's exposure to large and unexpected losses. In addition, the firm's risk management capabilities need to be commensurate with the risks it expects to take. Jerome Powell

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