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Quotes About Government

The state treasurer has authority to weigh in and take leadership roles on taxing and spending legislation.
~ Walker Stapleton
We have a government-to-government relationship with tribes, and they should have that opportunity to weigh in on important decisions that affect them.
~ Deb Haaland
Laws and constitutions ought to be weighed... to constitute that which is most conducing to the establishment of justice and liberty.
~ Algernon Sidney
There is certainly a role for regulation, but regulation should always take into account the impact that it has on markets, a balance that must be constantly weighed.
~ Jerome Powell
Addressing budget issues is usually a balancing act in which cuts are weighed against revenue increases to find the best solution for the state.
~ Kevin de Leon
I believe in infrastructure, I believe in investing in your hard assets. Where I think government starts to fail is when it starts getting itself weighed down with the social programs. And I think the American public just feels like a lot of that money is tossed aside and wasted.
~ Mick Cornett
To restore confidence in our markets and our financial institutions so they can fuel continued growth and prosperity, we must address the underlying problem. The federal government must implement a program to remove these illiquid assets that are weighing down our financial institutions and threatening our economy.
~ Henry Paulson
But without a caring society, without each citizen voluntarily accepting the weight of responsibility, government is destined to grow even larger, taking more of your money, burrowing deeper into your lives.
~ Jeb Bush
It's really weird watching the government watch me.
~ Hasan M. Elahi
We've had erratic, weird presidents before. America's still here.
~ Adam Conover
Weird things happen when strange men run for election. See Donald Trump for details.
~ Katie Hopkins
There are two basic things that people who are creating great companies want while simultaneously creating thriving communities: They don't want to be taxed any more than they have to, because they often know that that money is not being spent effectively. And secondly, they want to feel welcome.
~ Francis X. Suarez
Obama's openness is a welcome change from his predecessor, who went all the way to the Supreme Court to hide the RSVP list for a single policy meeting. And transparency is intrinsically good, since in a democracy, very little government activity is legitimately secret.
~ Ari Melber
I know of no government official who would welcome an army of inspectors general combing through four years of emails on their unclassified accounts. That's why they use government accounts, where the government remains responsible for security, and they don't mingle personal correspondence with official.
~ Michael Hayden
In the rush to become all things to all people, the federal government has lost sight of its core responsibilities. As a result we're stuck in this frustrating paradox where Washington actually neglects things it's clearly supposed to be doing, while interfering in other areas where they are neither welcome nor authorized.
~ Rick Perry
We are stronger because we recognize that government isn't the sole answer to the most important questions, and we welcome community and faith based organizations as partners to serve the needs of Florida families.
~ Jeb Bush
There is this sense of David Cameron leading a Government that's badly out of touch with ordinary people's lives. I'd absolutely welcome the opportunity to show all political leaders what life is like for most people.
~ Frances O'Grady
Criticism of a policy is welcome. But in the garb of criticizing a policy, if you allege that the policy was made for corrupt purposes, I reject it.
~ P. Chidambaram
As a trans person, I don't feel welcome in most public spaces. Especially now with Trump, I don't feel faith or recognize that we're protected by the government or administration.
~ Laura Jane Grace
Any government that likes to call themselves democratic should welcome Snowden and allow him to live in their country.
~ Pavel Durov
Though the demonetisation move should be welcomed, govt should have planned well in advance to ensure that no common man suffer.
~ Vijay
In the past, a blow to the international system's strongest power would have been welcomed by its rivals. In the wake of September 11, however, every significant government in the world declared its support for the United States.
~ Michael Mandelbaum
Nowhere is Universalism welcomed and encouraged by a people; everywhere governments have forced and are forcing Universalism upon unwilling and resistant subjects.
~ Arthur Keith
An award or an honour from the government is always welcomed any time.
~ Dutee Chand