Quotes About Government

The idea that a dissenting minister has to resign every time his views are defeated is absurd because on that basis half the cabinet would resign every week and if an election were called those same ministers would have to urge voters to vote for the government from which they had just resigned.

Donald Trump is a greater threat to the United States than terrorism.

Tax policy should reflect a country's values and address its problems.

Budgets reflect our priorities, who we are as a nation, what we're going to put first, and emphasize and invest.

We want diversity in the cabinet. We want diversity reflected throughout the government.

The budgets we work on in Congress are more than just fiscal documents; they are a reflection of our moral values as well. In choosing where to spend money, members of Congress choose what priorities they value.

Democracy is just a reflection of our morals and the things that we believe.

Most of us complain about Congress. We say it's a place that doesn't reflect us; they don't listen to us. Actually, Congress well reflects the American people. It gives us exactly what we ask for.

I'm running for controller to ensure our government reflects the values of the people of California and increases prosperity by managing our finances smartly, efficiently and effectively.

If we, as individuals, want to keep control of our democracy - rather than have a government paid for by corporate interest checks - then we have to fight back now and make sure our system reflects the belief that people, not corporations, control our democracy.

We have to reform the entire political process. It's got to start with leadership by example.

When the business interests... pushed through the first installment of civil service reform in 1883, they expected that they would be able to control both political parties equally.

I've always been fond of the saying that when it comes to oversight and reform, the federal government does two things well: nothing and overreact.

I'm largely in favor of financial reform.

I think it's a pity that in many people's minds constitutional reform and PR have come to mean much the same thing.

There can be no political reform and democracy in any Arab country without accepting that political Islam is a part of it.

A lot of people don't believe that Kirk-Heitkamp is a real reform bill.

Health reform is, in some ways, a microcosm to everything that's right about Washington and everything that's wrong about it.

Do we need Medicare reform? Yes we do.

One of the biggest issues for me is campaign finance reform.

The biggest issue that we have to contend with is campaign finance reform.

In my mind, there is no reason public school reform should be a partisan issue.

I think there's bipartisan support in the Senate to pass a good reform bill.

It's not health care reform to dump more money into Medicaid.