- People
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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
- Big Government
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- Nov 07, 2020
Republicans have been very successful. There are three things Americans don't like: big unions, big government and big corporations. So Republicans go after big government and big unions, and only talk about small businesses.
- Best
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- Nov 07, 2020
The union movement has been the best middle class job creating program that America has ever had, and it doesn't cost the government a dime.
- Must
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- Nov 07, 2020
Insurance companies, whether private or government owned, must be compelled to pay for health-promoting measures. In turn, this will encourage physicians to offer such treatments in earnest.
- Like
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- Nov 07, 2020
Asking the government to fix our economy is like asking an editor to fix a movie, but in this case, the editor's not even of one mind.
- Inequality
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- Nov 07, 2020
There is, happily, a non-redistributive approach to address income inequality - one that doesn't rely upon government. It's to grow the pie. That is, create more decent jobs that pay more.
- Feel
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- Nov 07, 2020
We should relocate federal agencies throughout the United States, to provide an economic boost to the surrounding areas and make them feel more connected to their government.
- Day
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- Nov 07, 2020
The best solution would be for the federal government to say, 'Yes, we do provide coverage and it's from day one.'
- Government Spending
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- Nov 07, 2020
Maryland needs someone in Congress who will fight to create jobs, stop out-of-control government spending and defend small businesses.
- Opinion
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- Nov 07, 2020
Opinion pages have an impact on public debate, and they sometimes reveal things the government would rather have kept quiet.
- Money
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- Nov 07, 2020
If a columnist writes that something happened on a certain date, or that the government spent a certain amount of money on something, or that a specific number of people have died in the war in Iraq, to pick a few examples, it is his or her responsibility to make certain that information is correct.
- Failure
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- Nov 07, 2020
No one suggested Lehman deserved to be saved. But the argument has been made that the crisis might have been less severe if it had been saved, because Lehman's failure created remarkable uncertainty in the market as investors became confused about the role of the government and whether it was picking winners and losers.
- May
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- Nov 07, 2020
The failure of Lehman may have allowed the government to do more to prop up the economy than it otherwise could.
- Money
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- Nov 07, 2020
TARP became so politicized that having money from it was almost like a scarlet letter. There were debates over compensation, worry that the rules were going to get changed. All the banks were desperately rushing to get that money back as soon as possible - in part, so they could pay themselves bonuses without any government restrictions.
- Power
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- Nov 07, 2020
There's something called, 'resolution authority,' which gives the government the power to takeover a failing bank - something they didn't have pre-Lehman Brothers.
- Cyber
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- Nov 07, 2020
The government of China has admitted that they've been involved in cyber infiltrations around the world and in governments.
- Different Beliefs
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- Nov 07, 2020
I believe that the federal government should respect the freedoms that Canadians enjoy to have different beliefs and that by imposing personal values of Justin Trudeau on a wide variety of groups is not an appropriate way to go.
- Different Levels
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- Nov 07, 2020