Advisory Quote by Mitch Daniels

Government likes committees... a lot. Committees kill all the really good ideas and generally all the really bad ideas. They produce middle-ground mush.

— Betsy DeVos

The vast amount of waste and sheer stupidity in government - from the Pentagon to the Food and Drug Administration - could fill committee…

— Tom Coburn

“The gargantuan, ever-growing, ever-less-accountable, impossible-to-uproot federal bureaucracy is actually the sleeper issue of our time. It’s at the heart of the conservative critique of…

— Jim Geraghty

When these political action committees give money, they expect something in return other than good government.

— Bob Dole

Not every dollar spent to gain influence on Capitol Hill comes from a big global industrial behemoth. Hundreds of small advocacy groups and nonprofits…

— Elizabeth Flock

“Potential stakeholders usually rely upon governance elements prior to investing their time, talent, and/or money.”

— Robert E. Davis

Believe it or not, there are members of Congress who actually want to govern and get stuff done. Unfortunately, there are others whose agendas…

— Jon Runyan

Big money and big business, corporations and commerce, are again the undisputed overlords of politics and government. The White House, the Congress and, increasingly,…

— Bill Moyers

It is a popular delusion that the government wastes vast amounts of money through inefficiency and sloth. Enormous effort and elaborate planning are required…

— Anonymous

Government commissions are where accountability goes to die.

— Ilana Mercer

There are three major political organizations in this country: the Republican Party, the Democratic Party and the Koch Brothers Party. With billions to spend…

— Bernie Sanders

Unless public officials are wealthy and fund their own campaigns, the only place they can turn to is lobbyists and institutions like labor unions…

— Bob Beckel