Local Governments Quotes
25 quotes by 25 authors
-
I think it true that, you know, sometimes things start to change even before a government changes and, actually, I think you can begin to…
— David Cameron
-
Based on my experience as a prosecutor in Miami, illegal immigration is one of the most critical issues facing this country. As a prosecutor, I…
— Janet Reno
-
It is a travesty, in my mind, for the state and local governments on the one hand to expect the Federal government to reimburse them…
— Alan K. Simpson
-
It is not certain that with this aid alone [possession of arms], they would not be able to shake off their yokes. But were the…
— James Madison
-
From the earliest colonial days [in America], local governments took responsibility for their poor. However, able-bodied men and women generally were not supported by the…
— Thomas G. West
-
In 2003, I introduced and passed The Tornado Shelters Act, which allows local governments to use Community Development Block Grant funds to construct storm shelters…
— Spencer Bachus
-
As a former mayor, I know that local governments must have control over land use decisions.
— Elton Gallegly
-
Undocumented immigrants produced $1.58 billion in state revenues, which exceeded the $1.16 billion in state services they received. However, local governments bore the burden of…
— Carole Keeton
-
These children should be enrolled in Independent Living programs designed by state and local governments to prepare them to enter the workplace, or attend college,…
— Charles Bass
-
Today government touches everything in America and harms almost everything it touches. Federal, state, and local governments together spend 42 out of every 100 dollars…
— Malcolm Wallop
-
I happen to be one who believes very strongly that state and local governments have their proper roles.
— Don Nickles
-
Bosses are no more inevitable in state and local governments than dictators are in national governments. They will arise and prosper, nevertheless, if true believers…
— Charles Edison
-
While Congress can't overturn the Supreme Court, we can provide carrots and sticks to prevent local governments from unfairly taking property from landowners.
— Stephanie Herseth Sandlin
-
It is hard to be enthusiastic about the economy's prospects when house prices are falling: Households spend less, small business owners can't use homes as…
— Mark Zandi
-
There are 10,000 local governments in the state of New York. Ten thousand! Town, village, lighting district, water district, sewer district, a special district to…
— Andrew Cuomo
-
While I believe our Constitution allows for State and local governments to execute the power of eminent domain for those purposes that specifically serve the…
— Solomon Ortiz
-
The history of African-American repression in this country rose from government-sanctioned racism. Jim Crow laws were a product of bigoted state and local governments.
— Rand Paul
-
We need to focus on the speed with which local governments can work with businesses.
— Muhtar Kent
-
As voters and taxpayers, we must demand that our local governments properly prioritize libraries. As citizens, we must invest in our library down the street…
— Karin Slaughter
-
Today, education is perhaps the most important function of state and local governments.
— Bobby Scott
Who Wrote These Local Governments Quotes
25 authors contributed a total of 25 Local Governments Quotes as follows: