By Valerie Jarrett for The Huffington Post. Ms. Jarrett is Senior Advisor and Assistant to the President for Intergovernmental Affairs and Public Engagement
“An economy built to last is one where we encourage the talent and ingenuity of every person in this country. That means women should earn equal pay for equal work. “
– President Barack Obama, 2012 State of the Union Address
Last week, the Obama Administration launched the Equal Pay App Challenge . We’re inviting software developers...Read Full Story
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Does Obama adviser Valerie Jarrett really have Secret Service protection? If so, why? I think that’s highly unusual, not to mention costly, for a senior White House aide to have Secret Service agents assigned to her. Um, here we go again, how elitist of the Obama machine! Well, the Keith Koffler-Drudge Report tag team is...Read Full Story
Valerie Jarrett: “Direct Impact” Of GOP Opposition To Millionaires Tax Will Be “Layoffs” | RealClearPolitics
On MSNBC ‘s “ Morning Joe ” today, senior Obama adviser Valerie Jarrett defended her politically charged rhetoric at the Ebenezer Baptist Church , Dr. King ‘s
church, over the weekend where she said public jobs are in “jeopardy” because of the Republicans in Congress .
“Teachers, and firefighters, and policemen, whose jobs are now in jeopardy because congress, well let...Read Full Story
Right now, if you're a woman in the workforce, it can be surprisingly difficult to answer basic questions about equal pay: what's the typical salary for someone in your position? Should you be asking for more at the negotiating table? What are your fundamental legal rights?
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White House Senior Advisor Valerie Jarrett joins Morning Joe to discuss the president's Tuesday State of the Union address. Jarrett says the president will discuss what it takes to have sustained growth and a strong economy in the U.S. Add this to your queue Added: Tue Jan 24 19:58:14 UTC 2012 Air date: Tue Jan 24 00:00:00 UTC 2012 Duration: 08:25Read Full Story
WASHINGTON--White House senior adviser Valerie Jarrett is back in Chicago, to keynote the Equality Illinois gala on Saturday night, an event drawing a who's who of Illinois political figures. From Equality Illinois: "Continuing its more than decade-long ...
In what amounts to the local kickoff of Barack Obama's presidential re-election campaign, Valerie Jarrett stopped in Madison Monday to headline a $200-per-person fundraiser at the Sherman Avenue home of Mary Lang Sollinger.
One of President Obama's closest advisors said that the administration is heartened by the decline in Black unemployment but added that much more needs to be done to solve what has been a longstanding problem in communities of color. In an interview with BET.com, Valerie Jarrett said the administration is undertaking a wide and varied approach to lowering the high unemployment rate in the African-American community. Jarrett said that the Obama...
On this, the 12th annual National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, I remember my sister-in-law's fight with the disease. It is in her memory, and the memory of all the friends and loved ones we have lost, that we vow to keep working toward the day when HIV/AIDS is history.
One of President Obama's top advisors, Valerie Jarrett, was in New York City Friday for a forum on women in business. Errol Louis from our sister station New York One, sat down with after the event to talk about some of the challenges facing the administration.
The controversial birth control decision divided the White House along gender lines with Michelle Obama, Valerie Jarrett and HHS Secretary Sebelius pushing for the birth control mandate while VP Biden, Bill Daley and others were against it. Venus verdict: The...
Host Michel Martin speaks with White House Senior Adviser Valerie Jarrett about President Obama's State of the Union speech. Jarrett discusses job loss and growth, and says America is moving in the right direction when it comes to combating unemployment.
There is a report at the link below titled, The worst White House Aide. The report reveals the dysfunctional Obama White House including the presidential advisors and staff and in particular senior advisor Valerie Jarrett (pictured). Many have wondered --...
WASHINGTON--White House senior advisor Valerie Jarrett on Tuesday defended taking a jab at Republicans while speaking from the pulpit over the weekend at Atlanta's historic church where the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. once preached. "We all sleep a...
Valerie Jarrett is a Chicago lawyer, businesswoman and politician. She is a senior adviser to Barack Obama, and is rumored to be on Barack Obama's short list for Deputy Chief of Staff, Counselor, or Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. Find more information about Valerie Jarrett here.
Wednesday: "Securing America's Future" Headline: Joe Biden Also Appearing: Bill Clinton; Massachusetts senator John Kerry; Rhode Island senator Jack Reed; tribute to military personnel and their families Thursday: "Change You Can Believe In" Headline: Barack Obama
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Valerie B. Jarrett. Born: c. 1956. Gender: Female Race or Ethnicity: Black Occupation: Business Party Affiliation: Democratic . Nationality: United States Executive summary: CEO of ...
DENVER -- It was always clear Senator Joe Biden would bring foreign policy heft to the Democratic ticket. One question has been how much Barack Obama and his advisers also weighed Biden's appeal t
Valerie B. Jarrett (born 1956), is a high-level adviser to 2008 Democratic U.S. Presidential candidate Barack Obama. She is one of Senator Obama's longest serving advisers and ...