My commitment to the American people is that I will remain focused on bringing true oversight and reform to our federal government… — Jasmine Crockett Copy Share Image
There was a fear among the original framers that the federal government would be so strong that they might destroy the state… — John Paul Stevens Copy Share Image
If you look at the casualties, the federal government isn't waging a War on Coal. If anything, coal is waging a war… — Sheldon Whitehouse Copy Share Image
If Congress can regulate this under the Commerce Clause, then it can regulate virtually anything-and the Federal Government is no longer one… — Clarence Thomas Copy Share Image
The federal government is like a handicapped turtle trying to crawl around and keep up with the rabbit, which is technology. — Jim Breithaupt Copy Share Image
I think, traditionally, when the federal government has gathered statistics, it's been done in silos, so every agency really focuses on the… — Valerie Jarrett Copy Share Image
The federal government has no business monitoring small cash deposits and how Americans pay their bills and has no right to snoop… — Lauren Boebert Copy Share Image
When we find a ship, we turn it over to the state or federal government. It's purely historical. I've never made a… — Clive Cussler Copy Share Image
The First Amendment was added to the Constitution to stand as a guarantee that neither the power nor the prestige of the… — Hugo Black Copy Share Image
When men and women fail to form stable marriages, the result is a vast expansion of government attempts to cope with the… — Maggie Gallagher Copy Share Image
For taxpayers, however, it’s [pay equity] a rip-off. And it has nothing to do with gender. Both men and women taxpayers will… — Stephen Harper Copy Share Image
“In many ways, after many decades, many billions of dollars, and countless advances in technology, the federal government’s basic plan to escape… — Garrett M. Graff Copy Share Image
Embryonic stem cell research is legal in America, and nothing in the administration's current policy affects that legality; 400 lines are currently… — Roger Wicker Copy Share Image
We have to get the federal government out of the business of educating our kids and telling us how to do it.… — Liz Cheney Copy Share Image
“our federal government has repeatedly demonstrated that it will not hesitate to use its tactical ‘police’ forces to murder its opponents. Although… — Joseph Befumo Copy Share Image
I have never yet had anyone who could, through the use of logic and reason, justify the Federal Government borrowing the use… — Wright Patman Copy Share Image
“So take something that's been happening in recent years: devolution―that is, removing authority from the federal government down to the state governments.… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
Our federal government, which was intended to operate as a very limited constitutional republic, has instead become a virtually socialist leviathan that… — Ron Paul Copy Share Image
“Another view of the Constitution was put forward early in the twentieth century by the historian Charles Beard (arousing anger and indignation,… — Howard Zinn Copy Share Image
The president mentioned a couple of other ideas I'll just note. First, education. I agree: Education is key, particularly the future of… — Mitt Romney Copy Share Image
“Giving up animal fats has also meant shifting over to vegetable oils, and over the past century the share of these oils… — Nina Teicholz Copy Share Image
“As of 2015 only a dozen of the then 567 federally recognized tribal nations recognize same-sex marriage...Other tribes, however, have explicitly restricted… — J. Kēhaulani Kauanui Copy Share Image
Millions of Americans would still despair in the eight long years of the Depression that lay ahead and many of their individual… — Jonathan Alter Copy Share Image
Strictly enforce the scale of "fixed responsibility." The first and foremost level of responsibility is with the individual himself; the second level… — W. Cleon Skousen Copy Share Image
I will continue to advocate for a strong federal government role to establish the production, storage and distribution networks needed to support… — Albert Wynn Copy Share Image
It has been observed, [that for the federal government] to coerce the States is one of the maddest projects that was ever… — Alexander Hamilton Copy Share Image
When Americans alert the nation to waste, fraud, and abuse by the federal government, they take immense personal, professional, and emotional risks. — Nancy Mace Copy Share Image
So you know, I think that the federal government, the Democrats, and President Obama are selling a lot of hope and change,… — Jan Brewer Copy Share Image
The debate on how to shrink the federal government is at the core of our problem of government not doing its job. — Darrell Issa Copy Share Image
I appreciate President Trump's commitment and invitation to play a role in strengthening State and Federal government partnerships. It's important that we… — Mike Parson Copy Share Image
As everyone in Louisiana knows, there was often no communication or coordination between the state and federal government in the aftermath of… — Bobby Jindal Copy Share Image
...because there are no local or State boundaries to the problems of our environment, the Federal Government must play an active, positive… — Richard M. Nixon Copy Share Image
We need a Federal government that does what the government needs to do and stops doing what the government ought not to… — Grover Norquist Copy Share Image
What is good for Alaska is good for the country. Transferring power from the federal government to the states provides opportunity to… — Joe Miller Copy Share Image
America is now a socialist economy. The definition of a socialist economy is when 50% or more of your economy is dependent… — Christine O'Donnell Copy Share Image
The federal government must retreat from its hyperactive involvement in areas traditionally under states' authority and refuse future temptations to regulate and… — Scott Pruitt Copy Share Image
You begin to wonder as we make deals with the Taliban and we leave Afghanistan, if the federal government is not telling… — Will Cain Copy Share Image
Bush always has viewed himself as an "activist," which flies in the face of some conservative notions, such as the federal government's… — Robert Draper Copy Share Image
The federal government has taken too much tax money from the people, too much authority from the states, and too much liberty… — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
The taxing power of the Federal Government, my dear; the taxing power is sufficient for everything you want and need. — Harlan F. Stone Copy Share Image
![“For taxpayers, however, it’s [pay equity] a rip-off. And it has nothing to do with gender. Both men and women taxpayers will pay additional money to both men and women in the civil service. That’s why the federal government should scrap its ridiculous pay equity law.” quote by Stephen Harper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/426/stephen-harper-3432_civil-service_for-taxpayers-however-it-s-pay-equity-a_2498393.jpg)
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