When the federal government imposes a mandate on the states or supersedes a state policy, conservatives often rise in protest. — Tom Perez Copy Share Image
If for no other reason than the energy crisis now facing this country, the federal government should be eager to become partners… — Jane Byrne Copy Share Image
With respect to drugs, you know, there are a lot of organizations, including an enormous budget and an army at the federal… — Burke Marshall Copy Share Image
As a fiscal conservative, I believe one of the most important roles the federal government can play in assuring that our economy… — Allen Boyd Copy Share Image
There are some power-abusing, corrupt monsters in our federal government that despise me because I have the audacity to speak the truth. — Ted Nugent Copy Share Image
[In the case of] dangerous exercise of other powers, not granted by the said compact, the states, who are parties thereto, have… — James Madison Copy Share Image
I go where the revolution is, and the revolution is Ron Paul. Ron Paul is a champion of the Constitution. He's about… — Christine Ebersole Copy Share Image
The federal government needs to do a much better job of managing our resources, but the sale or transfer of our land… — Ryan Zinke Copy Share Image
The bottom line is that the federal government is an important partner in addressing issues like funding our public schools, fixing our… — Tony Evers Copy Share Image
You eventually have to figure out how to balance the books. So that's the reason I gave up my day job to… — Mike Pompeo Copy Share Image
...there are at the present moment many colored men in the Confederate Army...as real soldiers, having muskets on their shoulders, and bullets… — Frederick Douglass Copy Share Image
Since my election as Oklahoma attorney general in 2010, I have been a proud member of a group of federalism-minded state attorneys… — Scott Pruitt Copy Share Image
When the federal government spends more each year than it collects in tax revenues, it has three choices: It can raise taxes,… — Ron Paul Copy Share Image
“If we continue on the present course, with big foundations and the federal government investing heavily in opening more charter schools, the… — Diane Ravitch Copy Share Image
We have reached a moment in our history where we think that every problem in America has to have a federal government… — Marco Rubio Copy Share Image
I can recall back in 1998, in August of that year, when we had a horrible disaster along the Mexican border in… — Henry Bonilla Copy Share Image
“I love the Constitution, but it placed ridiculously small limits on the power of the federal government. Taken literally, our total powers… — Erne Lewis Copy Share Image
There isn't a single government agency that can't function. There's more money in this federal government, there's more money allocated than these… — Rush Limbaugh Copy Share Image
“With its federal government that can supersede state and local law, its dependence on rule by the majority rather than consensus, its… — Charles C. Mann Copy Share Image
“Well, then what the federal government should have done was accept the assistance of foreign countries, of entrepreneurial Americans who have had… — Sarah Palin Copy Share Image
The family is the world's greatest welfare agency, and the most successful. What the federal government has done in welfare is small… — R.J. Rushdoony Copy Share Image
I'm a big believer in getting money from where the money is, and the money is in Washington. I learned from running… — Mitt Romney Copy Share Image
“One result of the federal government’s student financial aid programs is higher tuition costs at our nation’s colleges and universities.” Although paradoxical,… — Don Watkins Copy Share Image
The federal government does not have the authority to tell landowners and ranchers and farmers that they can't farm and ranch their… — Josh Hawley Copy Share Image
The federal government gets a lot press, and that's what the media talks about, but your state and local governments, in many… — Kane Copy Share Image
Small businesses are the number one job creators in America. Therefore, it is important that the federal government creates an environment that… — Randy Neugebauer Copy Share Image
We borrowed money, it helped us with bonds and what not, and the Federal Government backed it, but it was a guarantee,… — David Dinkins Copy Share Image
I continue to vote against such spending increases, but sometimes I think some of my Republican colleagues forgot that we were sent… — Jeff Miller Copy Share Image
All school districts receive funds from the federal government, through the Department of Education, to support anti-drug education efforts. — John Walters Copy Share Image
Courts have long recognized the federal government's robust power to inspect people and goods entering the country. After all, the very foundation… — Bob Barr Copy Share Image
Does the government fear us? Or do we fear the government? When the people fear the government, tyranny has found victory. The… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
One of the specific powers and responsibilities of the federal government is to secure the borders. Property can be taken with due… — Ted Cruz Copy Share Image
I have left the federal government and the German Bundestag; I have resigned from all my positions in the Social Democratic Party… — Gustav Heinemann Copy Share Image
In the Senate, I will work to shrink the size of our federal government to its core Constitutional role so the private… — Thom Tillis Copy Share Image
Election Day 2010 saw the culmination of years of aggravation and resentment toward a federal government that became disconnected and disdainful of… — George Allen Copy Share Image
If we don't get this economy going, the numbers that represent this stimulus package are going to be small compared to the… — Judd Gregg Copy Share Image
My dad worked for the Fish and Wildlife Service, and he worked for the Department of Interior, you know, like the federal… — Sam Elliott Copy Share Image
I see the job of attorney general as the single most important legal office in the country when you can't trust the… — Zephyr Teachout Copy Share Image
We had Americans gather together in prayer, before they went to stand before the federal government ... that prayed for peace, that… — Matt Shea Copy Share Image
We don't want the federal government coming in and telling us how to do our environmental remediation or how we're going to… — John Hickenlooper Copy Share Image
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