Quotes About Federal policy

In a country that lacks federal paid parental leave, many new mothers are back to work within weeks of giving birth, which can result in health consequences like maternal stress and anxiety.

We need to, in my opinion, to restore the full strength of the federal Voting Rights Act.

While we don't have the authority on the state level to change federal policy, my fellow governors and I do have a duty to protect our states' citizens, and we have a personal responsibility to act when we have the power to do so.

But no one has yet succeeded in reducing the size or scope of the federal government.

I'll change the posture of our federal government from being one of the most anti-science administrations in American history to one that embraces science and technology.

Federal policy should not block those who are prepared to risk their own wealth to create an enormous energy export industry here in America.

The role of the federal government should be neutral toward culture just as it is toward religion.

We live today in cities and suburbs whose form and character we did not choose. They were imposed upon us, by federal policy, local zoning laws, and the demands of the automobile.

Presidents must be willing to fight for American jobs and should set a central goal of federal policy of creating an environment that rewards companies for investing here and discourages them from moving abroad.

I aim to create a federal government which respects the constitution, which respects taxpayers.

Federal policy tells us to fill 50 percent of our plates with fruits and vegetables. At the same time, federal farm subsidies focus on financing the production of corn, soybeans, wheat, rice, sorghum, dairy and livestock.

It's traditionally not federal policy to fund state and local salaries. It's done sometimes on a temporary basis or a grant basis. But it's not often done. And the reason is clear, because the federal government can't continue in perpetuity these programs.

Flooding is the costliest and most common cause of property damage, which is why federal flood insurance should be affordable and accessible to all.

The only good place for a sage grouse to be listed is on the menu of a French bistro. It does not deserve federal protection, period.

We should have a very limited federal government.

Should the federal government be giving people cellphones?

I think it's a fundamental responsibility of the federal government to enforce our nation's borders.

There's no way to understand housing as it exists today without federal policy.

Until affirmative action is described and understood as one mechanism by which to make amends for historical wrongdoing against members of marginalized communities, it will fail to meaningfully address the inequality that exists as a direct result of federal policy.

On the other hand, it is not fair to say that changes in federal policy have caused our tuition to rise faster. Every economic argument imaginable would indicate that we should raise tuition at a faster rate than we do.

Although it was created with the best of intentions, the federal government's Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) program has become one of the worst and most costly boondoggles ever foisted on the American public.

When the federal government imposes a mandate on the states or supersedes a state policy, conservatives often rise in protest.

Under current federal policy on human embryonic stem cell research, only those stem cell lines derived before August 9, 2001 are eligible for federally funded research.

We need a Federal government that does what the government needs to do and stops doing what the government ought not to be doing.