Federal Government Quotes - Page 13

• I don't think people should be able to swear whenever they want. I just don't want the federal government making laws about swearing. We should trust people's own instincts about what is appropriate in any given situation.

  Richard Dooling

  Thinking, Government, Law

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• We can only imagine what would happen to our health care and to the quality of our health care here in North Dakota if we took the federal government out of health care.

  Heidi Heitkamp

  Government, Quality, Care

  "Heitkamp on health care: past vs. present" by David Catanese, www.politico.com. March 23, 2012.

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• The American people are not just being taxed to death; they're being taxed after death. But, no one should have to sell the life's work of a parent or a loved one just to pay the federal government.

  J. D. Hayworth

  Government, Should Have, People

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• The debate on how to shrink the federal government is at the core of our problem of government not doing its job.

  Darrell Issa

  Jobs, Government, Problem

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• Things are difficult enough about Iraq without the Federal Government suppressing the truth about Iraq.

  Jay Inslee

  Government, Iraq, Enough

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• I think the federal government really should be supporting Louisiana and ensuring that every person from that area has an opportunity to vote on what will occur in the area.

  Stephanie Tubbs Jones

  Opportunity, Thinking, Government

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• We need to do a top/bottom review of the federal government and for every agency administration bureaucracy that is not called for in the United States Constitution, we have to really ask the question what is its purpose, how many people work there, how much does it cost the taxpayers and what is the value to our society.

  Josh Mandel

  Agency, Government, People

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• Every American born today owes $43,000 to the federal government the day she or he is born. And we are transferring a tremendous amount of debt to the new generation, much of it owed to overseas creditors who expect to be repaid by our children with interest.

  Mark Kirk

  Children, Government, Generations

  "Meet the Press" with David Gregory, www.nbcnews.com. October 10, 2010.

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• In addition, the oil royalties the Federal Government does not collect from big oil will starve the Land and Water Conservation Fund of critical financial resources.

  Ron Kind

  Government, Land, Oil

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• Small businesses are the number one job creators in America. Therefore, it is important that the federal government creates an environment that helps them succeed, not one that sets them up to fail.

  Randy Neugebauer

  Jobs, Government, Numbers

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• Arizona did not make illegal, illegal. It is a crime to enter or remain in the U.S. in violation of federal law. States have had inherent authority to enforce immigration laws when the federal government has failed or refused to do so.

  Russell Pearce

  Government, Law, Immigration

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• These are the same people who believe, in some cases, the federal government should not play any role in providing health care to our people or protecting the environment.

  Bernie Sanders

  Believe, Government, Play

  "The Rachel Maddow Show", www.nbcnews.com. August 29, 2011.

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• I do know that all of the Michigan delegation worked very hard as related to the revival of the auto industry. There was really a choice between bankruptcy and liquidation. There was no one that was willing to come up not only with the cash to keep them afloat but also to serve the warranties of everyone, you and I that drive all these cars. There was no one that could have picked up those pieces other than the federal government. [The auto bailout was] bipartisan from the get-go. [Without it,] Michigan would have hit 40 percent unemployment rates.

  Fred Upton

  Government, Car, Choices

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• It's traditionally not federal policy to fund state and local salaries. It's done sometimes on a temporary basis or a grant basis. But it's not often done. And the reason is clear, because the federal government can't continue in perpetuity these programs.

  Jim Talent

  Government, Salary, Done

  "Starting Point With Soledad O'Brien", www.cnn.com. June 14, 2012.

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• Literally from the moment I came in the door of MIT, it was very clear that a highly productive 40-year partnership between U.S. research universities and the federal government was badly eroding.

  Charles M. Vest

  Government, Doors, Years

  "An Interview with MIT President Charles M. Vest". news.mit.edu. December 10, 1997.

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• I'm saying the federal government is taking away the freedom of Americans to make choices.

  Paul LePage

  Government, Choices

  "LePage compares IRS to Nazis, again" by Kevin Robillard, www.politico.com. July 12, 2012.

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• When consumers do not take full advantage of efficiency gains, it is because they are weighing other factors that influence their decision making. When the federal government arbitrarily places one of those factors over others, it makes consumers worse off.

  Gina McCarthy

  Government, Decision, Gains

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• The future of healthcare security should include flexibility from the federal government to allow us to serve the state's most vulnerable citizens.

  Tom Vilsack

  Government, Citizens, Healthcare

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• I believe that the federal government should be laying down broadband like Eisenhower laid down interstates.

  John Hodgman

  Believe, Government, Laying Down

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• Almost 30 years before Rwanda, before Darfur, more than 2 million people - mothers, children, babies, civilians - lost their lives as a result of the blatantly callous and unnecessary policies enacted by the leaders of the federal government of Nigeria. It's this charge that's dominated the book's Nigerian press, so far as I can see, the accusation, on the one hand, that Awolowo hatched "a diabolical policy to reduce the numbers of his enemies significantly through starvation - eliminating over two million people, mainly members of future generations.

  Chinua Achebe

  Mother, Baby, Children

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• What I have said is that I think the federal government and we as a society have come too far in trying to separate good organizations that perform good functions for people just based on the fact one has a religious association and one doesn't.

  Ken Buck

  Religious, Thinking, Government

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• I think we need to make sure that we are putting Social Security on a sustainable path. It's absolutely something that the federal government is going to be involved in, in the future.

  Ken Buck

  Thinking, Government, Needs

  "Interview with Colorado Senate Candidate Ken Buck". Interview with John King, www.realclearpolitics.com. August 11, 2010.

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• When you're a mayor and you have a problem you blame the provincial government. If you are provincial government and you have a problem you blame the federal government. We don't blame the Queen any more, so once in a while we might blame the Americans.

  Jean Chretien

  Queens, Government, Might

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• Well, now, and there's - for every dollar the federal government spends, there's real people on the other side, and so when we talk about reductions that are going to affect providers, that's going to affect hospitals and doctors and others.

  Franklin Raines

  Real, Government, Doctors

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• American voters should understand that Congress will always find a way to spend every last dollar sent to Washington. Remember, politicians get votes by promising everything to everyone, always at the expense of some other invisible taxpayers. ...The federal government cannot maintain a budget surplus any more than an alcoholic can leave a fresh bottle of whiskey untouched in the cupboard.

  Ron Paul

  Government, Dollars, Bottles

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