Quotes About Government

They perform an essential function in keeping our borders secure and I oppose an abolishing of ICE.

It is not true that I oppose government funding of the arts.

I think it's inconsistent to tell the American people that you oppose the war and, yet, you continue to vote to fund the war. Because every time you vote to fund the war, you're reauthorizing the war all over again.

Many businesses oppose any government mandates, even if they are already following them.

As shadow foreign secretary, I have been as clear in my support for the government when it does something we agree with as I am in highlighting that which we oppose.

I do oppose repealing Obamacare, because it's working for growing numbers of previously uninsured Americans.

Lawmakers zealously guard their prerogatives, and as much as some might oppose a minimum-wage increase, they will not want to see the issue taken out of their hands.

One might oppose the CIA program, but Abu Ghraib it ain't.

The fact is, I'm opposed to coalitions.

Trust free people and free enterprise as opposed to meddling, burdensome government.

Never in my life would I have expected USDA to be opposed to farmers and ranchers.

I have never been opposed to earmarks.

Obama came in and gave $700 billion to the bankers off the top as opposed to giving $700 billion to the poor.

I was opposed to the government telling me how to practice medicine when I was a doctor.

The Senate, as opposed to the House, has been less successful in advancing some of the legislation that I think are important to Hoosiers.

I opposed the bailout of banks and car companies.

I'm not necessarily opposed to greater American involvement. But if that's the way the Mexican government wants to go, it needs to come clean about it. Just look at what we learned from Iraq. Secrecy led to malfeasance. It led to corrupt contracting.

We want capitalism and market forces to be the slave of democracy rather than the opposite.

In our system of government, an opposition party doesn't have the ability to pass legislation, but it has the ability to massively screw things up.

When you are in the government, you have to demonise your opposition.

When the federal government gets around to cleaning up their lists, I am sure we'll take another look at the Lowey amendment. But until then, this effort will continue to have bipartisan opposition.

Congress becomes the public voice of opposition.

In opposition, you move to the centre. In government, you move the centre.

I've spent a lot of time in America since Sept. 11, 2001. Being here, I was noticing that the people, who in the '60s used to voice their opinions about their rights, are much different today. People are afraid to voice opposition to the government in a mass way.