Budgets Quote by Jeff Merkley Download Open image “Budgets are nothing if not statements of priorities.” — Jeff Merkley ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.2 out of 5 (6 ratings) Copy quoteShare Budgets Ifs Nothing Priorities Statements
Governments have budgets but no money, companies have money but no budgets. — Shimon Peres Copy Share Image
Those who analogize the federal budget to a family's budget must know nothing about either. — Robert Reich Copy Share Image
I don't think we should label budgets even before the budget is presented. — P. Chidambaram Copy Share Image
There is nothing more important for a government than getting its budget through. — Annastacia Palaszczuk Copy Share Image
We act in a pragmatic and careful manner. We reduce spending on budget items that do not constitute a priority. — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
The size of the federal budget is not an appropriate barometer of social conscience or charitable concern. — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
Budgets are moral documents. They reflect the values of any government and when you're compromising clean air, clean water, and lead, you're making a… — Tom Perez Copy Share Image
I am pretty good at arithmetic, and I know that the fight in front of us is a very, very steep fight. But we… — Jeff Merkley Copy Share Image
Real choice is clear information and the right to walk away from a bad deal without leaving your wallet behind. — Jeff Merkley Copy Share Image
I won't stop fighting to make life better for working Americans and give those who are just trying to find a decent job the… — Jeff Merkley Copy Share Image
When you use the word 'filibuster,' most of us in America - and I count myself among them - envision it as the ability… — Jeff Merkley Copy Share Image
We can have the best health insurance options in the world, and people still won't get needed care if we don't increase our supply… — Jeff Merkley Copy Share Image
The economy, virtually all the new income has gone to the top 10 percent, and we need to find those areas where we can… — Jeff Merkley Copy Share Image
That's a question best put to Bernie Sanders himself, but I think that he will probably put forward ideas that are related to the… — Jeff Merkley Copy Share Image
What matters most to me is doing what I was elected to do: help make life better for Oregonians and making America work for… — Jeff Merkley Copy Share Image
We can no longer continue with a status quo energy policy. We must create sustainable clean energy jobs and leave the planet to our… — Jeff Merkley Copy Share Image
Americans have powerfully sensed that we're off track. There is a structural challenge in our economy that needs to be addressed. — Jeff Merkley Copy Share Image
I grew up in Southern Oregon. My father was a sawmill worker and a logger, and his job put food on the table. — Jeff Merkley Copy Share Image
It's time to level the playing field for small business owners and give them the same health care choices that large corporations have. Because… — Jeff Merkley Copy Share Image
The costs of the Bush-Obama wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are now estimated to run as high as $4.4 trillion - a major victory… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
If my campaign is not in the debate, we will not be talking about how we really fix this problem of endless and expanding… — Jill Stein Copy Share Image
Right now we're concerned about budget. Right now we're concerned about the prospect of interest rate rise. We're concerned about government corruption, government handing… — Amity Shlaes Copy Share Image
At times of recession, running a budget deficit is highly desirable. Once the economy begins to recover, you have to balance the budget. But… — George Soros Copy Share Image
Their [the U.S.’s] defense budget in absolute figures is almost 25 times bigger than Russia’s. This is what in defense is referred to as… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
The only way you can do that [decrease taxes, balance the budget, and increase military spending] is with mirrors… — John B. Anderson Copy Share Image
Currently, the United States provides 22 percent of the U.N. annual budgets, over $900 million in fiscal year 2007, and some of that funding… — Michael McCaul Copy Share Image
Sometimes a party must sail against the wind. We cannot heed the call of those who say it is time to furl the sail.… — Edward Kennedy Copy Share Image
America's military is second to none in the world. We're blessed with terrific soldiers, and extraordinary technology and intelligence. But the idea of a… — Mitt Romney Copy Share Image
The only features I've done have been on the lower-budget end, for what they were. It's really all about getting the best people aboard… — Mick Garris Copy Share Image
The average family exists only on paper and its average budget is a fiction, invented by statisticians for the convenience of statisticians. — Sylvia Porter Copy Share Image