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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
- Politicians
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- Nov 07, 2020
The government union bosses are the most powerful politicians in Springfield.
- Change
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- Nov 07, 2020
We have to be bold, tough, and fundamentally change government because Springfield is broken.
- Efficient
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- Nov 07, 2020
We have a moral duty to have an efficient government.
- Money
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- Nov 07, 2020
The tax money belongs to the taxpayers. It doesn't belong to the bureaucracy. And government is not a welfare system.
- Look
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- Nov 07, 2020
Look, I think by the time my case was over and other ones, everybody on both sides of the aisle in Congress said we can't run a government by this kind of process and they repealed the law and that's good.
- Go
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- Nov 07, 2020
In Australia, they set up a special fund to kick films off. It was quite an enlightened sort of move. You could go to this government bureau with scripts and and get finance for films.
- First
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- Nov 07, 2020
When Castro was put on trial in 1953 by Batista's government and asked who was intellectually responsible for his first attempt at insurrection, he dropped the name of the poet Jose Marti.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
Obviously, whenever the government is getting involved with speech, it gives me a lot of pause. I have a background as a journalist, so that's something that I take very seriously.
- More
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- Nov 07, 2020
Unemployment, foreclosures, bankruptcy - the cure is not more government spending, but helping businesses create jobs.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
This was a theme of Sen. Akaka's career - to advocate for people who did not have power, for people who were vulnerable. He was a champion for the federal government employees who continue to this day to be a punching bag for some.
- Effort
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- Nov 07, 2020
Local Arab partners and the Iraqi government must lead the fight against ISIL. U.S. military advisers are important to this effort, but we cannot be engaged in combat operations. That is why Congress must revoke the previous war authorization and define our appropriate role in defeating ISIL.
- Relationship
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- Nov 07, 2020
I support the administrative rules promulgated by the Department of the Interior which permit a Native Hawaiian government to establish a relationship with the U.S. government. If Native Hawaiians form a government consistent with those rules and seek federal recognition, I would likely support the request.
- Good Government
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- Nov 07, 2020
Good ideas are the backbone of good government.
- Nov 07, 2020