Barrels Quote by Ronald Reagan

I think there [are] great economies that can be made starting with a round of base closings, ... I want the president to veto…

— John McCain

The first pork-barrel bill that crosses my desk, I'm going to veto it and make the authors of those pork-barrel items famous all over…

— John McCain

Liberals believe and inexhaustible fund exists that can be tapped endlessly to pay for government social programs. Tax the rich and give it to…

— James Cook

Conservatives in general, and even so called Tea Party conservatives, are not against transportation spending. Indeed, interstate commerce is one purpose of interstate highways…

— Barry Loudermilk

The military budget is simply an enormous pork barrel of special privilege, the privileges taking the form of windfall profits, of no-risk profits and,…

— Walter Karp

Does it make all the difference in the world? No. But there's a great deal of symbolism associated with whether we're going to add…

— John McCain

I'm ashamed that Congress finds billions for pork-barrel subsidies but fails to find money for veterans' health care.

— John McCain

As for bread, I count that for nothin'. We always have bread and potatoes enough; but I hold a family to be in a…

— James F. Cooper

The defense budget is more than a piggy bank for people who want to get busy beating swords into pork barrels.

— Anonymous

Now that we have the line-item veto there is no excuse for Congress to put pork in and no reason for the president not…

— John McCain

If a tax hike makes it to my desk, I'll veto it in less time than it takes Vanna White to turn the letters…

— Ronald Reagan

'Politico Magazine' listed me among the top 50 'thinkers, doers and visionaries transforming American politics' for my work in coalitions advancing net neutrality.

— Marvin Ammori