Famous Quotes & Sayings

David Vitter

I feel very strongly that we need a strong federal leader,

Jim Nabors

I feel the federal government can do a better job than the state.

If this (the discrimination decision) was made by a federal court, and not a federal agency, we might look at it differently,

I have cooperated fully with the federal investigation for the past three years because I have nothing to hide.

Robert Taylor

I don't know what they think going federal is going to do for the local people. It's actually going to do nothing.

I'd be happy to have the federal government join us in the prosecution.

My fellow Katrina survivors and I have experienced more tragedy in the last six months than most people have in a lifetime. We have lost relatives, friends and our community. The federal government should live up to its responsibility to rebuild.

Mike Johanns

One of the things that I always say about bioterrorism, whether it's ourselves at the federal level, folks at the state level, or folks in the private industry, we've done many great things, especially since 9/11.

Jean Charest

The program is more generous that what the federal program used to be, and it is very, very good news for parents and for young families,

I don't think the federal government should be involved in making life work, right? I mean, the enumerated powers - the state level is fine. The local level's fine. But not - I do not want the federal government trying to make my life work.

Ben Bernanke

The Federal Reserve's job is to do the right thing, to take the long-run interest of the economy to heart, and that sometimes means being unpopular. But we have to do the right thing.

Gary Johnson

I think we should balance the federal budget tomorrow. I'm optimistic. I think Americans are optimistic. We went to the moon; we can balance the federal budget.

Alcee Hastings

Today, the Federal minimum wage purchases less than it has at any point in the last 50 years. Let me repeat: The Federal minimum wage purchases less than it has at any point in the last 50 years.

The governor feels, as a commander-in-chief from a state that has fully supported the federal mobilizations that the president has requested from Connecticut, it is simply a policy that doesn't make sense.

There are less funds from the federal government.

Fay Vincent

The players are protected under the federal statutes. That's a mistake a lot of people have made, thinking the commissioner can do whatever he wants. His powers over the players are very limited.

(The grants) are one of many things we're doing to try to revive the downtown. It funnels money received from state or federal government to individual property owners performing restoration or improvements on the fronts of their buildings.

Brad Johnson

Tuition is out-pacing inflation ridiculously. The problem is the federal government hasn't picked up the slack.

We already had all of our first-responder teams pre-deployed -- 32 teams in all -- who went in and staged in and around the hurricane zone and were ready to go by Sunday. This is deployment that requires that the governor make a request to the federal government.

We're such a small player at the federal level. We're kind of a small fish in that sea.

Jason Chaffetz

We have got a - we've got a good federal work force, but we have too many people, and we're paying them too much money.

Chuck Grassley

When people from Iowa take the initiative to improve their communities, it is important for the federal government to support their efforts.

Brian McDonald

We think that federal law trumps what's in state law. You would not have to put this to a vote.

We think the states and the federal government now have a joint solution.

Alan Greenspan

We at the Federal Reserve have greatly benefited from his perspective and keen insights.

Harry Reid

While other nations have ordered enough antiviral medication to treat between 20 and 40 percent of their populations, the federal government has only ordered enough to treat less than 2 percent of Americans,

Mitch Daniels

We are ready to do whatever can be done. I am happy to place transportation capabilities of the Guard at federal disposal, if that would be helpful.

Tim Pawlenty

Medicaid is essentially bankrupt, Medicare is essentially bankrupt, why the heck would we give the federal government another entitlement program to manage?

The outlook for the Federal budget is bleak.

Bernie Sanders

The Federal Reserve has the responsibility to protect the credit rights of consumers.

Well, I think the Federal Reserve has pretty much talked itself into another 1/4 point move on the Federal funds rate.

Steve Largent

People say, 'I'm for job training. We can train people to increase the likelihood that they can be self-sufficient.' Okay, that's great, you're for job training - I like job training - but do you think the federal government should have 163 different job-training programs?

Christine Ebersole

I go where the revolution is, and the revolution is Ron Paul. Ron Paul is a champion of the Constitution. He's about getting rid of the Federal Reserve and shrinking federal government.