... the State Legislatures will jealously and closely watch the operations of this Government, and be able to resist with more effect… — James Madison Copy Share Image
The federal government's role is to establish a process whereby industry can pitch a project, and Canadians can be reassured that this… — Justin Trudeau Copy Share Image
...[T]he Constitution conferred only a few specific powers on the federal government, all others being denied to it (as the Tenth Amendment… — Joseph Sobran Copy Share Image
People in the individual marketplace should have more options. The plan that we - the discussion draft that we have out, actually… — John Thune Copy Share Image
“federal government is the third largest user of the polygraph test to detect lying. In 1982 22,597 tests were reported by various… — Paul Ekman Copy Share Image
In the war on drugs, state and state law enforcement agencies have been rewarded in cash by the federal government - through… — Michelle Alexander Copy Share Image
The Federal Government should be the last resort, not the first. Ask if a potential program is truly a federal responsibility or… — Donald Rumsfeld Copy Share Image
What the federal government should have done is accept the assistance of foreign countries, of entrepreneurial Americans who have had solution that… — Sarah Palin Copy Share Image
Does the U.S. Constitution stand for anything in an era of government excess? Can that founding document, which is supposed to restrain… — Cal Thomas Copy Share Image
“In order to leverage the power of cloud computing across the Federal Government’s IT portfolio, the Administration established a “Cloud First” policy… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
The strategy we need to pursue is one of recovering our time - to push back on our hours of work. We… — Arlie Russell Hochschild Copy Share Image
Abortion is a states' rights issue. Education is a states' right issue. Medicinal marijuana is a states' rights issue. Gay marraige is… — Wayne Allyn Root Copy Share Image
The federal government should not be an accessory to the unconstitutional actions of the Arizona state government. By continuing to work with… — Lucille Roybal-Allard Copy Share Image
The legacy of the New Del was, more than anything else, a matter of ideological change. Henceforth, nearly everyone would look to… — Robert Higgs Copy Share Image
In America, we have anti-nepotism laws in the federal government and in lots of state governments, because the practice of hiring relatives… — Kathleen Clark Copy Share Image
California will not wait for our federal government to take strong action on global warming. We won't wait for the federal government.… — Arnold Schwarzenegger Copy Share Image
I can see through almost any scam, especially one perpetrated by the federal government. I can see through it... they can't pull… — Gary Coleman Copy Share Image
Medicaid is one of the rare times where Democratic governors are saying, "Hey, states' rights." We don't want the federal government coming… — John Hickenlooper Copy Share Image
I consider the foundation of the Constitution as laid on this ground that 'all powers not delegated to the United States, by… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
Article I, Section 8, of the Constitution, of course, lays out the delegated, enumerated, and therefore limited powers of Congress. Only through… — Ed Crane Copy Share Image
As they work hard for our children, America's teachers often reach into their own pockets to make sure they have the best… — John Warner Copy Share Image
Part of Obamacare eliminated the private sector financial market that engages in giving college student loans. I mean, now the federal government… — Allen West Copy Share Image
It is inexcusable for the White House and Congress to not even make the effort to find at least some offsets to… — Tom Coburn Copy Share Image
We're losing jobs in our manufacturing base, and those families that are going to be out of work over the holidays, that… — Anthony Scaramucci Copy Share Image
Arguably there's no school for any high position of leadership. That said, Theodore Roosevelt was remarkably well prepared for the presidency. He… — James M Strock Copy Share Image
"I feel certain that Conservatism is through unless Conservatives can demonstrate and communicate the difference between being concerned with [the unemployed, the… — Barry Goldwater Copy Share Image
Iowans are feeling the pinch of a big federal government, and elected officials like Bruce Braley keep championing the over reaching bureaucracy.… — Joni Ernst Copy Share Image
People say, 'I'm for job training. We can train people to increase the likelihood that they can be self-sufficient.' Okay, that's great,… — Steve Largent Copy Share Image
It is federal, because it is the government of States united in a political union, in contradistinction to a government of individuals,… — John C. Calhoun Copy Share Image
There is a direct link between the federal tax cut of 2001 and state tax increases in 2003. When the federal government's… — Senator John Kerry Copy Share Image
In normal times, at the beginning of each month, the federal government makes a cash advance to the Social Security Trust Fund… — Jerome Powell Copy Share Image
I made a promise to Michael Brown's parents that I would do everything to bring all of the resources of the federal… — William Lacy Clay, Jr Copy Share Image
I believe that the federal government should respect the freedoms that Canadians enjoy to have different beliefs and that by imposing personal… — Andrew Scheer Copy Share Image
In the distance, I see a frightful storm brewing in the form of un-tethered government debt. I choose the words -“frightful storm'… — Richard W. Fisher Copy Share Image
“When America began, government cost every citizen $20 (in [2003] money) per year. Taxes rose during wars, but for most of the… — John Stossel Copy Share Image
Local and state governments have outrun the federal government. The EPA has served notice that it will enact a rule requiring CO2… — Al Gore Copy Share Image
I had three attorneys dedicated solely to find the statistic of the number of missing Native American women on reservations. Any reservation,… — Taylor Sheridan Copy Share Image
I don't see any justification for the federal government owning land, other than the Statue of Liberty and maybe a few parks,… — Don Young Copy Share Image
Unlike [Woodrow] Wilson, Louis Brandeis did not support the segregation of the federal government. He was personally courteous to African Americans. He… — Jeffrey Rosen Copy Share Image
The steel workers have now buried their dead, while the widows weep and watch their orphaned children become objects of public charity.… — John L. Lewis Copy Share Image
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