- Business
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- Nov 07, 2020
Government Quotes
Testimony, accountability and risk assessment.
These "government" quotes come largely from public testimony and accountability — speakers describing appearances before Congress and the basic expectation that citizens deserve clear answers from officials. For related themes, see Business quotes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Grow
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- Nov 07, 2020
Whenever I tour my district and I ask small businesspeople 'what can I do to help?,' they tell me to just get government out of the way and they'll create the jobs and grow on their own.
- How
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- Nov 07, 2020
I am aware of how government works.
- Family
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- Nov 07, 2020
The government paid the family of Richard Nixon $18 million for papers, tape recordings and other materials seized after Watergate.
- Hope
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- Nov 07, 2020
Aside from the poor example it sets, the federal government enables reckless spending on public-employee pensions by offering hope of assistance from Washington if things get bad enough.
- Community
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- Nov 07, 2020
It will require a sustained military and financial commitment by the international community, working with the government of Afghanistan, to create the environment in which enduring democratic institutions can be established.
- Need
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- Nov 07, 2020
We need a government that is what we are at our best. Smart, efficient, pragmatic and compassionate.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
We believe that in times like these we should turn to each other, not on each other. We believe that government has a role to play, not in solving every problem in everybody's life but in helping people help themselves to the American dream. That's what Democrats believe.
- Health
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- Nov 07, 2020
People aren't going to go bankrupt anymore if they have a serious illness, which was a serious issue here in the country before the Affordable Care Act. And, in fact, the expense of expanding health care for those who need the subsidy is picked up by the federal government for most of the early years.
- Hunting
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- Nov 07, 2020
The Second Amendment is not about hunting. It is about protecting ourselves from a tyrannical government.
- Ballistic
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- Nov 07, 2020
The only thing that holds the government back from just going ballistic on us is the Second Amendment. When we become disarmed, it's over. It's over.
- How
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think that I, because of student government and because of working in Baltimore, knew how to be creative with very little resources.
- Problems
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- Nov 07, 2020