Quotes About Government

I'm a conservative Republican, small-business guy, married to same gal - love of my life - for 36 years. Strong family man, deacon at my church; I believe in America. I know government is not the answer; individual liberty and personal responsibility is the answer.

The problem is, the Republican Party hasn't done anything to make this country better and I speak as a Republican.

The federal debt in this country is principally of Republican design.

It just seems like the Democrats always have a problem when a Republican gets in office.

For the year after I left government service, I worked as a consultant to the Republican National Committee because the lawyers advised that was the proper way for me to comply with ethics regulations and continue to advise the President.

I am a Reagan Republican.

This Congress is simply not doing its job under Republican leadership.

Consider this for a moment: House Republicans would rather cut off a woman's access to birth control, cancer screenings, and other preventative care from Planned Parenthood than continue to fund and operate the federal government.

I have no love for the Republicans, but the Democrats drive me absolutely crazy.

Republicans have nothing but bad ideas and Democrats have no ideas.

Democrats and Republicans have been very keen to make home ownership almost a national purpose.

Every second, every hour, and every day we can stop radical Democrat policies, Republicans should do it.

House and Senate Republicans are now united in adopting earmark bans. We hope President Obama will follow through on his support for an earmark ban by pressing Democratic leaders to join House and Senate Republicans in taking this critical step to restore public trust.

What bothers me the most are the Republicans and the Democrats: they act like little kids. They are lying to real people out here trying to get through life.

Republicans want to keep the open Internet safe from big government. Democrats want to keep it safe from big corporations. I say we agree to agree and move ahead.

Democrats want to use government power to make people's lives go better; Republicans respond that people know more than politicians do. We think that both might be able to agree that nudging can maintain free markets, and liberty, while also inclining people in good directions.

Here's a more controversial idea: In general, Democrats and progressives ought to allow Trump considerable room to choose his own employees - far more room than Republicans allowed during the Obama administration. Tit-for-tat is a dangerous game.

I can tell you if you look at the polls, Democrats, Republicans, Independents, they do not think we should increase the debt limit.

What did Republicans get for 16 days of a government shutdown with people being hurt? We have absolutely nothing to show for it, other than a damaged brand.

The Republicans want an autocracy where the rights of minorities and others are not protected.

Conventional wisdom holds that the public disproportionately blames Republicans for government shutdowns. The disproportionate election of Republicans to the U.S. Senate following the Republican-led shutdown of 2013 should have put that canard to rest.

The Republicans in the House and the Bush administration are bankrupting this country.

Well, the problem of the federal government is that they print money and go in debt. That's their national policy, Democrats and Republicans it doesn't matter. And this is where I differ.

Not one Republican president has balanced the budget in 34 years. You can not trust Republicans with your money.