Barrels Quote by Ronald Reagan

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

I will veto any spending bill that contains funding for Planned Parenthood, facilities that perform abortion and all government family planning schemes.

— Ron Paul

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 the bill remains what it is now, I will not be able to support a cloture motion before final passage. Therefore I will…

— Joe Lieberman

The bill is emblematic of the attempt by the majority party to control every aspect of our lives.

— Virginia Foxx

Getting one bill passed is close to impossible. Ask any kid who has spent a summer in Washington, or better yet a semester, and…

— Susan Estrich

I will veto any effort to get rid of those automatic spending cuts to domestic and defense spending. There will be no easy off…

— Barack Obama

I never believed that one big bill is the way to go.

— Paul Ryan

Let a bill, or law, be read, in the one branch or the other, every one instantly thinks how it will affect his constituents.

— Ezra Stiles

When we do our legislation, we're not trying to figure out, 'How can I use this to run against you?' We say, 'How can…

— Kirsten Gillibrand

Memo to future presidents: Never stake your entire survival on the painful passing of a bad bill. Never take the country down the road…

— Peggy Noonan

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