Erskine Bowles
Erskine Bowles
Erskine Boyce Bowlesis an American businessman and political figure from North Carolina. He served from 2005 to 2010 as the president of the University of North Carolina system. In 1997–98 he served as White House Chief of Staff and he also ran unsuccessfully for the United States Senate from North Carolina in 2002 and 2004...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth8 August 1945
CountryUnited States of America
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He was very clear when he decided there were three basic areas where felt there needed to be some change, ... First in the area of legal immigrants, second in the area of food stamps and third to give the governors some more flexibility.
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In today's knowledge-based global economy, we're competing head-to-head with China, India and dozens of other countries that are making tremendous strategic investments in education and research. The cold hard fact is that if we don't get more of our own people better educated, we're in a losing fight, a fight that if we shape up, we can still win and win big.
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I want to see if you have the same sense of joy that I do. Because you will never see someone who is more excited to be here than I am!
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I can't imagine having another opportunity to have such a positive impact on the lives and livelihood of the people of North Carolina, ... You will never see someone who is more excited to be here than I am.
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This could be the golden goose, I think there's a lot more homework that needs to be done.
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I believe my experience in the private sector and the public sector has truly prepared me to lead North Carolina into the 21st century.
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I'm thrilled he's come on the board, He's very welcome.
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Nobody thought we could balance the federal budget, ... I found that if I just listened hard enough, I could find some common ground.
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Come January 1, I promise you I will be prepared to accept this public trust,
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Any staff who are found to be engaging in such conduct will be fired immediately. In addition, we have make clear to persons outside the White House that we will not tolerate such conduct.
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This job has given me a chance to do things that I never dreamed possible,
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There's every reason to think he'll be on the ticket, ... It's a decision the vice president will make on his own.
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I don't think I need to be in lockstep with anybody other than the people of North Carolina,
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I applaud the president's choice of Dan Reed as a member of PCAST. He brings a broad range of knowledge and experience to the job and will be a strong voice for North Carolina as the council develops national priorities for research, education and IT development.