Far Quote by Jeff Fortenberry

I believe Nebraskans appreciate the fiscal discipline I've brought to state government, balancing the budget without raising taxes and prioritizing education funding.

— Dave Heineman

I am not about to let the people who so mismanaged the state budget now try to manage local government.

— Jim Doyle

States, virtually all of them, have a constitutional requirement to operate on a balanced budget.

— John Kitzhaber

All the states are required, either by constitution or by statute, to have balanced budgets - they're not able to print money. So they…

— Gary Locke

Governments have budgets but no money, companies have money but no budgets.

— Shimon Peres

States know better than the federal government how to allocate and manage resources to address the needs of their people.

— Cathy McMorris Rodgers

A nation is not a budget, no matter how much ideologues want it to be so.

— Steven Weber

Budgets can make or break reputations and governments.

— Priti Patel

Government budgets are no different than our own at home. We must operate within our means, make fiscally responsible decisions, and invest wisely to…

— Mike Parson

The budget doesn't have much control over the government. Then again, the government doesn't have much control over the budget.

— P. J. O'Rourke

This is reality - an unstable state budget will not only hurt children and working families in our state, it will devastate communities, businesses…

— John Bel Edwards

The costs of government are bound to be much higher than those of the free market. . .The State cannot calculate well and therefore…

— Murray Rothbard