Jacob J. Lew Quotes
Congress should get the job done.
Lew, Jacob J. Interview by Candy Crowley. State of the Union, CNN, 18 Dec. 2011.
His admonition did little good. That Congress passed fewer bills than any other in history.
The freshman Congresswoman objected to the Congress playing a secondary role to the President.
A trochar was a medical instrument commonly used with cattle when they would become very bloated with gas. The farmer would insert the trochar into the the animal and all the gas would come out with a loud noise. The insult was understood by farmers, ranchers, and rural folk but went over the heads of must city people and journalists.
He was asked to comment on the poor initial response of the Federal Government during the Hurricane Katrine crisis.
The Congress had been told that our policy was to seek a negotiated settlement in the civil war in Chad and not to send weapons or supplies that could aid either side, especially Habre who was known for his atrocities and human rights violations. The military people like Blakemore responsible for the logistics of transporting and transferring military supplies wanted to check with the Foreign Relations Committee before sending the supplies. This quotation shows that even before the Iran-Contra scandal where Oliver North broke the law overtly, he had little respect for the law and the authority of Congress.
Jacob Joseph "Jack" Lew is an American attorney and politician who served as the 76th United States Secretary of the Treasury from 2013 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, he also served as the 25th White House Chief of Staff from 2012 to 2013 and Director of the Office of Management and Budget in both the Clinton Administration and Obama Administration.
