Not all research is going to be turned into some new innovation, but there are some things that can be and that… — Dan Lipinski Copy Share Image
Because Republicans believe that the federal government is limited in its function-some have concluded that Republicans are somehow inherently insensitive to minority… — Rand Paul Copy Share Image
Soon we will be addicted to the federal government, and we will not want to support our local police force. I have… — Paul Orfalea Copy Share Image
Anyone who thinks you can pay $3,100 to the federal government and thinks you can get that money back completely in services… — Louie Gohmert Copy Share Image
Where the federal government and the taxpayer has had funds misused, we need to use the full extent of the law to… — Sylvia Mathews Burwell Copy Share Image
I ran for president in order to be able to try to change Washington D.C. from the inside. Our federal government is… — Herman Cain Copy Share Image
The founders had a strong distrust for centralized power in a federal government. So they created a government with checks and balances.… — Ezra Taft Benson Copy Share Image
The ultimate authority resides in the people, and that if the federal government got too powerful and overstepped its authority, then the… — James Madison Copy Share Image
There simply is no greater threat to individual liberty and the viability of our great nation than the threat that comes from… — Scott Pruitt Copy Share Image
Unreason is now ascendant in the United States - in our schools, in our courts, and in each branch of the federal… — Sam Harris Copy Share Image
Leading the boom of 1838 were state governments, who, finding themselves with the unexpected windfall of a distributed surplus from the federal… — Murray Rothbard Copy Share Image
Try this thought experiment. Pretend you're a tyrant. Among your many liberty-destroying objectives are extermination of blacks, Jews and Catholics. Which would… — Walter E. Williams Copy Share Image
Taking legislative authority away from the federal government doesn't necessarily mean freer individuals. It might just mean granting vastly more authority to… — Dahlia Lithwick Copy Share Image
We need to ensure that the government agencies that are supposed to be regulating the financial system are actually doing their jobs.… — Carly Fiorina Copy Share Image
“Adult obesity and overweight statistics have increased by about 50 percent since the Dietary Goals were announced. [by the federal government, in… — Larry McCleary MD Copy Share Image
For states' rights advocates, the Constitution is like a contract that is openly violated by one party with impunity. On paper, the… — Jonathan Turley Copy Share Image
What Clinton severed with his welfare reform was the obligation of the federal government to step in when the states failed and… — Robert Scheer Copy Share Image
I don't believe the federal government should be involved in the creation of standards directly or indirectly, the creation of curriculum or… — Jeb Bush Copy Share Image
The future of healthcare security should include flexibility from the federal government to allow us to serve the state's most vulnerable citizens. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
The powers of the federal government ... result from the compact to which the states are parties, [and are] limited by the… — James Madison Copy Share Image
While the political debate over abortion will continue for a very long time, the federal government can and should be doing more… — Tim Ryan Copy Share Image
Every governor knows better how to manage and provide for quality health care in their respective states than does one-size-fits-all at the… — Kay Ivey Copy Share Image
Oklahoma City bombing was done on purpose. Did you know the Federal Government blew up their own building to blame it on… — Kent Hovind Copy Share Image
The Federal Government is exploiting public fear to redefine the relationship between the rulers and the American people. — James Bovard Copy Share Image
I believe the federal government has the capacity to help open up opportunity and create ladders of opportunity. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
The operations of the federal government will be most extensive and important in times of war and danger; those of the State… — James Madison Copy Share Image
We must move from revenue-neutral to revenue-reducing tax reform, because the federal government spends far too much money. — Carly Fiorina Copy Share Image
NASA's charter is to give Americans the means to get into the wild, black yonder, beyond even the grasp of the federal… — Homer Hickam Copy Share Image
If the federal government believes free contraception is vital, then surely it can find another way to implement it than by forcing… — Luther Strange Copy Share Image
The Federal government does not have any information about extraterrestrial life to conceal, and there are no secret projects for me to… — Orrin Hatch Copy Share Image
An unrealized capital gains tax will empower the federal government to access the private transactions of Americans, needlessly expand bureaucracy in Washington,… — Byron Donalds Copy Share Image
We can only imagine what would happen to our health care and to the quality of our health care here in North… — Heidi Heitkamp Copy Share Image
[Police chiefs ] want support, they want more training, they want more assistance. And I think the federal government could be in… — Hillary Clinton Copy Share Image
Democrats believe we must have comprehensive health care reform that includes giving the federal government authority to negotiate lower prices with drug… — Jim Clyburn Copy Share Image
I am not going to use the federal government's authority deliberately to circumvent the natural inclination of people to live in ethnic… — Jimmy Carter Copy Share Image
Let the corporations do as they please -- pillage the environment, falsify their advertising, rig the securities markets -- and it is… — Lewis H. Lapham Copy Share Image
I believe the private sector and small businesses drive our economy, and that means the federal government should work to ensure the… — Ann Kirkpatrick Copy Share Image
Although it was created with the best of intentions, the federal government's Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) program has become one of the… — Bob Beauprez Copy Share Image
I've always been fond of the saying that when it comes to oversight and reform, the federal government does two things well:… — Darrell Issa Copy Share Image
Leading from the front: It's what built America. But these days, the federal government isn't at the front - it's cowering in… — Michael Bloomberg Copy Share Image
![“Adult obesity and overweight statistics have increased by about 50 percent since the Dietary Goals were announced. [by the federal government, in 1977] That bears repeating: a 50 percent increase in obesity/overweight correlated with a 10 percent decrease in fat content in the diet.” quote by Larry McCleary MD](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/860/larry-mccleary-md-105511_diet_adult-obesity-and-overweight-statistics_708270.jpg)
![“The powers of the federal government ... result from the compact to which the states are parties, [and are] limited by the plain sense and intention of the instrument constituting that compact.” quote by James Madison](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/aeb/james-madison-373_compact_the-powers-of-the-federal-government-res_2945802.png)
![“[Police chiefs ] want support, they want more training, they want more assistance. And I think the federal government could be in a position where we would offer and provide that.” quote by Hillary Clinton](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/188/hillary-clinton-51_assistance_police-chiefs-want-support-they-want-mor_2073941.jpg)
