- 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
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
As a woman in Canada, I get to do whatever I want to do, and I'm used to that. I'm used to not having my government tell me my life is going to be restricted because I'm female.
- Like
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- Nov 07, 2020
Lawmakers need to be held accountable and should feel the impact of a government shutdown just like many other Americans will.
- Poverty
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- Nov 07, 2020
The levels of poverty in 1933's rural America were unimaginable to us now. The 1933 Farm Bill, which introduced unprecedented government control over agriculture, was a reaction to the specific problems facing producers at that time.
- Confidence
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- Nov 07, 2020
Ronald Reagan's vision of smaller government, less taxes, and a strong national defense has led to a prosperous America. As president, he rebuilt our military and reinvigorated our confidence in ourselves.
- Desire
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- Nov 07, 2020
The government's desire to expand global trade may be understandable, but we mustn't give away too much. We must tell our elected representatives to at least delay the Canada-China FIPA until it has been examined more thoroughly, and to reconsider the inclusion of investor-state arbitration mechanisms in all trade deals.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'd love to believe in my government so I could trust law enforcement people again. I don't have that belief any more.
- Long
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- Nov 07, 2020
Accountability is a two way street. We can't just make it easier for us to fire people; we must make it easier for us to hire people. It takes VA an average of 240 days to complete the hiring process for executives joining VA from outside government. We are losing talented people because it simply takes too long.
- Medicine
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- Nov 07, 2020
My career goal is to work as a liaison between organized medicine, government, and third-party payers.
- Issue
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- Nov 07, 2020
Under the Articles of Confederation, the national government had the power to issue commands to the several sovereign states, but it had no authority to govern individuals directly.
- Mistake
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- Nov 07, 2020
Make no mistake about it, my friends - Republicans, the American people are never going to forget that it was you who shut down the government of the people.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
So I went to George and told him I had the opportunity to become the figurehead of a government safety campaign, and he agreed to give me the week off and reschedule shooting!
- I Believe
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- Nov 07, 2020
I believe that government is the servant of the people and not their master.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
All of these charges by McCarthy were a way of getting the Democrats out of power. The Democrats had controlled the government for 20 years, and the New Deal had helped a lot of people. So Republicans turned instead to saying that the Democrats were soft on communism, which was ridiculous.
- Progress
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- Nov 07, 2020
Central to achieving progress in Afghanistan - and to setting the conditions necessary to transition security tasks from the international community to the Afghan government - is increasing the size and capability of ANSF.
- Financial
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- Nov 07, 2020