Quotes About Spending

Washington doesn't have just a spending problem, or just an entitlement problem, or just a taxing problem. We have a leadership problem. Fix that, and the first three problems are solved.

Every generation has an obligation to leave its children in a better position than it inherited. Our representatives in Washington are breaking faith with that covenant. America must reduce its federal spending and accumulation of debt for the sake of generations to come.

I waste a lot of money buying the same pair of shoes.

Instead of raising taxes as some would insist, we need to reduce waste and inefficiency in government.

Each year Citizens Against Government Waste releases the 'Congressional Pig Book.' Outrage over spending for shrimp on treadmills, combating Goth culture studies, bridges to nowhere, etc. ensues for about a week, and then the waste continues.

Enough is enough. Enough of the waste. Enough of the spending. Enough of the debt. Enough of the arrogance in Washington, D.C.

The most important thing is to not waste your money.

It is time to cut out the mountains of waste and inefficiency and duplication in the federal government.

Expensive clothes are a waste of money.

I was upset about getting $40 haircuts, like, every month. That's a lot of money, and so, man, that's a lot of food. That's a waste. No more. So I'm, like, letting it go so I have more food. My budget's good for food now.

In the year since we brought things into the open with a clean breath of fresh air at City Hall, we have learned about corrupt spending practices and unethical conflicts of interest that waste your money... and keep Dallas from being the great city of our dreams.

People's taxes spent on servicing our national debt, instead of funding public services. This isn't just a waste - it's also a risk.

Central Virginia taxpayers should be able to see how their tax dollars are being spent - and they should have the ability to identify which programs could be contributing to waste, fraud, and abuse.

I don't waste money on smart, expensive clothes.

There is no excuse for waste, fraud, and abuse in the Defense Department budget.

We must go through every area of the federal budget to isolate waste and abandoned projects.

What I say is, national defense is the most important thing we do in Washington, but there's still waste in the military budget.

I am fighting vigorously for less spending, less waste and limited government. I strongly believe that the more government grows, the less freedom Americans have.

I started out from a pretty modest background, so I always had a pretty good sense of money. I always had to work for my money, save my own money, I always bought my own stuff with my money... trying not to waste money unnecessarily.

Most Americans recognize that whatever the government program is, no matter how essential it is, it's waste.

When it comes to spending, I don't splash out on fancy cars - I never have. I'm not a car man and, in fact, don't even drive. Although I own a vehicle - it only cost £3,000, and I can't even tell you the make - friends are kind enough to drive me around. It doesn't make sense to waste lots of money on cars.

I saw what government programs were and how they were executed. In some cases, they were executed beautifully, but in others, there was tremendous waste.

We've got to look at waste, fraud, and abuse across the board.

This is a government program run amok, and we owe it to the taxpayers to find out exactly what happened before Eagle-Net wastes any more money.