#federal

The outlook for the Federal budget is bleak. ↗

— Doug Elmendorf

#budget #federal #outlook

We do not see the sort of fundamental changes that would be necessary to reduce the trajectory of federal health spending by a significant amount and, on the contrary, the legislation significantly expands the federal responsibility for health care costs. ↗

— Doug Elmendorf

#care #care costs #changes #contrary #costs

The only thing growing faster than the federal government's deficit is Chris Matthews' man-crush on Barack Obama. ↗

— Tim Pawlenty

#barack obama #chris #chris matthews #deficit #faster

Too many vital education dollars that should be spent in the classroom are bouncing around in the federal bureaucracy. ↗

— Mark Kennedy

#bouncing #bureaucracy #classroom #dollars #education

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

#big #big oil #collect #conservation #critical

The logic is often far-fetched - how does medical marijuana affect interstate commerce? - and some conservatives would like judges to start throwing out federal laws wholesale on commerce clause grounds. The court once again said no thanks. ↗

— Michael Kinsley

#again #clause #commerce #conservatives #court

So as far as Serbia is concerned, it does not have the right to influence the privatization or to claim any property, because Kosovo is a former member of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. ↗

— Ibrahim Rugova

#as far as #because #claim #concerned #does

What is good for Alaska is good for the country. Transferring power from the federal government to the states provides opportunity to all states, not just Alaska. ↗

— Joe Miller

#country #federal #federal government #good #government

If we continue to allow the federal government to live beyond its means, we will all soon have to live beneath ours. ↗

— Joe Miller

#beneath #beyond #continue #federal #federal government

But again, you know, the views that we've expressed are transferring power back from the federal government to the states, giving Alaska an incredible opportunity to expand its economy, especially at a time when our federal government is coming close to bankruptcy.So that is a broad-based appeal. It's not an extreme view. ↗

— Joe Miller

#alaska #appeal #back #bankruptcy #broad-based