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Sylvia Mathews Burwell

Sylvia Mary Mathews Burwell (born June 23, 1965) is an American government and non-profit executive, who is the 15th president of American University since June 1, 2017. She is the first woman to serve as the university's president. She earlier served as the 22nd United States Secretary of Health and Human Services. President Barack Obama nominated Burwell on April 11, 2014. Burwell's nomination was confirmed by the Senate on June 5, 2014, by a vote of 78–17. She served as Secretary until the end of the Obama administration. Previously, she had been the Director of the White House Office of Management and Budget from 2013 to 2014.

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Certainly there was the Affordable Care Act part, then unaccompanied children [there has been a surge of children entering the country illegally and without parents, particularly in Texas], and things like, we find smallpox in an NIH lab, after 50 years? Why didn't you find it, like, five weeks ago or three years ago? There was thing after thing. But the big ones were [dealing with] the Ebola [outbreak], the unaccompanied children. [It was] perhaps a bigger challenge than I had calculated on my yellow pad as I was thinking about this role.

Bigger, Care, Children, Country, Thing, Thinking

My mom didn't run for mayor until she was 65 years old - it was like a second and third career. . . . The way I've always thought about it is that I don't believe you run for office because you want a job. I believe if you run for office, it's because you have a vision for change. And if I ever came to that point, that's what would lead [me to run]. And right now I'm happily in a position where I believe I can work to deliver impact and work for change.

Deliver, Jobs, Mom, Running, Way

We owe an enormous debt of gratitude to those who serve or have served in our countrys military, as well as to the families of those individuals. Whether protecting our freedoms in foreign fields or making contributions here at home, the value these men and women bring to the American workforce and our way of life is beyond measure.

Gratitude, Home, Individuals, Men, Military, Protecting

Walmart's Global Women's Economic Empowerment Initiative is working to create opportunity and empower women and girls in markets around the world.

Economic, Empowering, Empowerment, Girl, Girls, Opportunity

Can we have a conversation about the substance? That's what I welcome. We're happy to have those conversations if there are places where people think there can be improvements. We want competition in the system, so let's talk about that.

Competition, Improvements, People, Substance, Thinking, Welcome

I had to sign the paper to shut down the government. It's terrible. . . . [But] what the shutdown showed many, many people is the importance of the role of government. And as frustrated [as people get with] Washington, there are so many things [the government does] that are so important to people's lives every day. The panda cam, paying small businesses their loans - these are all things that shut down.

Day, Frustrated, Government, Lives, Panda, People

While we've made progress with our numbers, this will be a harder-to-reach group, and we have less money to do it. . . . Many people don't know or understand about the tax credit that they can receive. And so affordability is a barrier. We know that a disproportionate number of those who are still uninsured are young.

Numbers, People, Progress, Disproportionate, Barrier

As a global community, we must ensure that legitimate concerns about liability do not hold back the possibility of developing an Ebola vaccine, an essential strategy in our global response to the Ebola epidemic in West Africa.

Epidemics, Ebola, Vaccines, Epidemic, Back, West

Putting People First was progressivism revived and at its best.

Firsts, People, Progressivism, Putting, Revived

Across the globe, regardless of nationality or financial status, there is a common dream every mother has for her children - for them to live full, healthy and productive lives. As a mother, I share that dream for my children.

Children, Dream, Globe, Mother

Day after day, ordinary people become heroes through extraordinary and selfless actions to help their neighbors.

Help, Hero, Heroes, Neighbors, Ordinary, People

So we want to make it easier to shop and understand products because many people aren't educated about what's offered - do you know your premiums? Do you know your copays? Do you know your deductibles? And so figuring out ways that we help people understand what this is, how it works, and that they can shop to get what they need.

Needs, People, Shop, Want, Ways, Works

Savings is an important tool because it can help the poor deal with the ups and downs of irregular earnings and help them build reserves for a rainy day.

Build, Deal, Important, Irregular, Rainy Day, Tools

Legislation is about three fundamental things - affordability, access, and quality. That's what the American people want.

Access, People, Quality, Things, Three

Job training empowers people to realize their dreams and improve their lives.

Dream, Jobs, Lives, People, Realize