#government

Government does not have a revenue problem; government has a spending problem. Government does not have a revenue problem; government has a priority problem. It is time that we begin to fine tune our focus and decide what the priority of government ought to be. ↗

— Marsha Blackburn

#decide #does #fine #focus #government

I often quote Ronald Reagan, who is pretty close to my favorite President ever, I will have to say that, but one of my favorite remarks he ever made was that when you look at Federal programs, there is nothing so close to eternal life on Earth as a Federal Government program. ↗

— Marsha Blackburn

#earth #eternal #eternal life #ever #favorite

Well, we lost a lot of our independence already. We are dependent on China for credit. We are dependent on Middle Eastern countries for energy supplies. And many Americans are dependent on the government for their income, health care, education of their children, food stamps. ↗

— Jim DeMint

#care #children #china #countries #credit

Motorists who want to save money on gas will demand and buy more fuel-efficient vehicles. We should not limit their freedom with more government regulations. ↗

— Jim DeMint

#demand #freedom #fuel-efficient #gas #government

This weakening is worsened by the widening distance between the governed and their governments. ↗

— Jacques Delors

#distance #governed #governments #their #weakening

Power without principle is barren, but principle without power is futile. This is a party of government, and I will lead it as a party of government. ↗

— Tony Blair

#futile #government #i #lead #party

It is not an arrogant government that chooses priorities, it's an irresponsible government that fails to choose. ↗

— Tony Blair

#choose #chooses #fails #government #irresponsible

I cannot think of any circumstances in which a government can go to war without the support of parliament. ↗

— Tony Blair

#cannot #circumstances #go #government #i

In government you carry each hope; each disillusion. And in politics it's always about the next challenge. ↗

— Tony Blair

#always #carry #challenge #disillusion #each

If the government wants to do social policy, it should not be done in a quasi-public company. If you have a mortgage guarantee company which is done by the U.S. government, it should be guaranteed by the originators, i.e., the shareholder. ↗

— Jamie Dimon

#done #government #guarantee #guaranteed #i