- Nov 07, 2020
Government Quotes
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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.
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- Compound
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- Nov 07, 2020
Having said that, I believe we must not compound the natural disaster of Katrina by creating a fiscal disaster in Congress - it is our duty to ensure that we reign in other government spending in any event, and especially in this time of national emergency.
- Only
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- Nov 07, 2020
I believe the only measure of government response shouldn't be how much we spend on a situation, but rather how well we spend.
- Pet
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- Nov 07, 2020
The government needs to help those in need, but members of Congress shouldn't take advantage of the situation and use a national tragedy as an opportunity to spend taxpayer dollars on their pet projects.
- Government Agencies
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- Nov 07, 2020
Prior to the PATRIOT Act, the ability of government agencies to share information with each other was limited, which kept investigators from fully understanding what terrorists might be planning and to prevent their attacks.
- Cards
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- Nov 07, 2020
Every year the Federal Government wastes billions of dollars as a result of overpayments of government agencies, misuse of government credit cards, abuse of the Federal entitlement programs, and the mismanagement of the Federal bureaucracy.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
Is there any wonder why we are in such big trouble? Any question why the people don't trust their government anymore, and demand a change?
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
Today we must make a pact with each other to end this reckless conduct with the people's government.
- Road
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- Nov 07, 2020
Higher taxes is the road to ruin. We must and we will shrink our government, and that means making some tough choices, tightening our belts.
- New
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- Nov 07, 2020
Now, in New Jersey, we have more government workers per square mile than any state in America. But since I've been governor we now have fewer people on the state payroll at any time since Christie Whitman left office in January 2001. That's the right direction, Mr. President, not the wrong direction.
- New
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was born in 1966, at the beginning of the Biafran-Nigerian Civil War, and the war ended after three years. And I was growing up in school, and the federal government didn't want us taught about the history of the war, because they thought it probably would make us generate a new generation of rebels.
- Bad Government
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- Nov 07, 2020
The problem with leaderless uprisings taking over is that you don't always know what you get at the other end. If you are not careful you could replace a bad government with one much worse!
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
Government is not just about maintaining the status quo. It's about helping people's lives to work.
- Food
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- Nov 07, 2020