John Delaney is the son of a union electrician. Since graduating from Columbia University and
Georgetown Law School, he has been devoted to building businesses, creating
jobs and leading the way in non-profit community improvement projects. John believes that the government has an
important role to play in ensuring that individuals get the training they need
to innovate. He believes that the benefits
of a healthy economy are shared among all Americans including labor, reduce the
gap between the rich and the poor and help rebuild the middle class. Part of a healthy economy is a government
focus on the energy sector, protecting vital social programs by balancing the
budget with a spending cuts and revenue enhancements and investing in important
transportation and communication infrastructure. John supports the Dream Act and believes
government should promote small business growth and encourage community banks
to lend to small business. John believes
in the federal government prioritizing grants to promote “green energy” jobs
and reduce the U.S. dependence on fossil fuels.
Mr. Delaney supports the Affordable Care Act and believes that
digitizing medical records can save billions of dollars in the health care
industry. Finally, John support
supporting an increase in Pell Grants to make access to higher education and
technical training affordable. He supports
incentives to attract top college students into the teaching profession, real
evaluations, balanced testing of students and an increase in the emphasis on
the development of “soft skills” (interview skills, communication and public
speaking skills) in young people entering the workforce.
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