Since President Obama assumed office three years ago…

Chelsea Manning's treachery put American lives at risk and exposed some of our nation's most sensitive secrets. President Obama now leaves in place a…

— Paul Ryan

Under the administration of George W. Bush, you will recall, federal spending grew pretty significantly. At the same time, the number of people directly…

— Thomas Frank

Cut defense spending as part of cutting all federal spending.

— Rand Paul

As a Main Street businessman, I believe we need to reduce runaway federal spending and address our national debt and the MAP Act provides…

— Mike Braun

In fact, entitlement spending on programs such as Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security make up 54% of federal spending, and spending is projected to…

— Jim Ryun

We must cut federal spending - every wasted dollar, every low priority program, and every unconstitutional overreach - every day.

— Kevin Brady

Whether it's called 'compassionate conservatism' or 'big government Republicanism,' after years of record increases in federal spending, more government is now the accepted Republican…

— Mike Pence

“From the founding of the Republic to 1929, spending by governments at all levels, federal, state, and local, never exceeded 12 percent of the…

— Milton Friedman

I regard reduction in Federal spending as one of the most important issues in this campaign. In my opinion it is the most direct…

— Franklin D. Roosevelt

When it comes to federal spending, George W. Bush is the boy who cant say no. In each of his three years at the…

— Tony Snow

The Congressional Budget Office tells us that Medicare spending has increased fivefold in the past 42 years, dramatically more than all other categories of…

— David Limbaugh

The country is facing a fiscal crisis, and the United States Senate is at the center of the debate about how to bring federal…

— Jeff Flake

I sense that conservatives have largely already tuned out to the coming elections, after six years of burgeoning federal spending and inaction on key…

— Bob Barr

“A democracy cannot exist as a permanent form of government. It can only exist until the voters discover that they can vote themselves largesse…

— Alexander Fraser Tytler

It seems that nearly every American either has a share of federal spending or has a close relative who does.

— Trent Lott