Home / Authors / Darrell Issa

Darrell Issa

Darrell Issa Quotes

U.S. Representative

Darrell Edward Issa is the U.S. Representative for California's 49th congressional district. Born on November 1, 1953, he is a successful businessman, entrepreneur, and Republican politician. Known for his focus on government transparency and efficiency during his political career.

Filter quotes by topic

All People Government Ifs Middle Party Want America Both Sides Class East

Famous Darrell Issa Quotes

“You know, it doesn't take a genius in the private sector to know that you can save literally hundreds of billions of dollars in federal spending if you can make it more responsive. That's the main job.”

Ifs Knows Jobs Genius Dollars Spending Billions Private Sector Federal Spending

Author:Darrell Issa

“Peace in Palestine is inevitable. The question is how do we make it happen today.”

Happens Today Inevitable Palestine Make It Happen

Author:Darrell Issa

“Cleveland's a great place when you're a kid. You hardly ever get sunburned, without the sun shining.”

Kids Sun Shining Cleveland

Author:Darrell Issa

“Every one of our congressional offices, every day, is under attack.”

Author:Darrell Issa

“If there was a blog with five listeners or viewers, I had to be on it. Now I have to be on fewer media, but more substantive media.”

Ifs Five Media Fewer Listeners Viewers Blogs

Author:Darrell Issa

“I've said my patience is not infinite.”

Said Infinite Patience

Author:Darrell Issa

“Told reporters Wednesday he can support a pathway to citizenship for some of the 11 million illegal immigrants in the U.S. and that he actually prefers it to a plan that would create a second-class of citizens through alternative programs.”

Class Millions Support Plans Citizens Program Immigration Alternatives Immigrants Illegal Reporters Citizenship Pathways Wednesday Immigration Reform Illegal Immigrants

Author:Darrell Issa

“I support the framework that the bipartisan group of senators are working on...We have to remember the 11 million people who are here are people...[i]t's what Abraham Lincoln would have said, it is what the Republican Party stands for. It is the reason we have to get it right on who stays and who goes.”

People Said Reason Remember Party Millions Support Groups Republican Immigration Senators Republican Party Framework Abraham Immigration Reform Bipartisan

Author:Darrell Issa

“Every ISP is being attacked, maliciously both from in the United States and outside of the United States, by those who want to invade people's privacy. But more importantly they want to take control of computers, they want to hack them, they want to steal information.”

People Want States United United States Security Information Computer Stealing Privacy Hacks Take Control

Author:Darrell Issa

“Bureaucracies tend to grow and to brag about their growth based on how many individuals they have and how much money they spend.”

Individual Grows Growth Bureaucracy Brag

Author:Darrell Issa

“I don't need to be looking at every failure of government, I need to be looking where failure of government needs reform.”

Needs Government Reform

Author:Darrell Issa

“I have an I.Q. of 100 plus a little bit. I have to work real hard to get things when I read.”

Littles Real Hard Bits Little Bit Plus

Author:Darrell Issa

“I don't recall having a gun. I really don't. I don't think I ever pulled a gun on anyone in my life.”

Thinking Gun Recalls

Author:Darrell Issa

“I've always been fond of the saying that when it comes to oversight and reform, the federal government does two things well: nothing and overreact.”

Wells Doe Two Government Reform Two Things Federal Government Oversight

Author:Darrell Issa

“It's very simple. If the American people care about a lot of things including corruption in government, then, in fact, if you use the power to appoint in order to do political business, to clear fields, to save your party money and so on, if it's not a crime - and I believe it is - it certainly is business as usual, politics of corruption.”

People Ifs Believe Facts Use Government Care Political Order I Believe Simple Party Clear Crime Fields Including Corruption Usual

Author:Darrell Issa

“In America, we're trying to find a peaceful solution in the Middle East, and we're not going to be divided along any lines.”

Trying America Religious Lines Middle Solutions Including East Backgrounds Peaceful Divided Middle East Ethnic Background

Author:Darrell Issa

“Like most Americans, I hope and wish is that there is a peaceful resolution to the Middle East conflict. Unfortunately, there are extremists on both sides who oppose a peaceful resolution and instead choose violence.”

Wish Sides Violence Middle Conflict East Peaceful Resolution Middle East Both Sides Extremist Middle East Conflict Peaceful Resolution

Author:Darrell Issa

“My father and all my uncles on both sides served in the military in World War II and Korea.”

World War Father Sides Military War Of The Worlds World War Ii World War I Uncles Both Sides Korea

Author:Darrell Issa

“Remember, America's greatness is based on creating wealth like the rest of the world has never known, and then, making sure it's shared throughout a middle class and even the underprivileged.”

World America Remember Wealth Known Class Middle Greatness Creating Middle Class Underprivileged Creating Wealth

Author:Darrell Issa

“Some people say that watching pay freezes in the government is like watching water freeze. It expands.”

People Government Water Pay Freeze

Author:Darrell Issa

“Some people want to amass a great amount of wealth and make a great looking obituary. I'm going to die with more money than is good to leave my son.”

People Want Dies Wealth Son Amount My Son More Money Obituary

Author:Darrell Issa

“The debate on how to shrink the federal government is at the core of our problem of government not doing its job.”

Problem Government Jobs Debate Core Federal Government Shrinks

Author:Darrell Issa

“You can call me a pain. I'll accept that as a compliment.”

Pain Accepting Call Me Compliment

Author:Darrell Issa

“I was brought up in a household with sir and ma'am.”

Author:Darrell Issa

“My brother went on to have a long and sordid career.”

Long Careers Brother My Brother

Author:Darrell Issa

“Politics is cyclical.”

Author:Darrell Issa

“The American people do not want ambassadorships or any other position handed out to save a party money.”

People Want Party Position

Author:Darrell Issa

“The American people have a right to except that the rule of law will guarantee that even if we don't like the policy, that it's done properly.”

People Ifs Done Law Policy Guarantees Rule Of Law Guarantees That

Author:Darrell Issa

About the Author

Born: November 1, 1953
Known for: U.S. Representative
Quotes: 28

Related Topics

People Government Ifs Middle Party Want America Both Sides Class East

Popular Topics

People Ifs Thinking Knows Men World Way Want Love Life Inspirational Needs Giving Feels Should Writing Trying Years Mind Firsts

Books & Sources

Similar Authors

Marco RubioBrowse related quotes
Luis GutierrezBrowse related quotes
Raul LabradorBrowse related quotes
Jeff FlakeBrowse related quotes
Pramila JayapalBrowse related quotes
Jesse VenturaBrowse related quotes
Bob GoodlatteBrowse related quotes
Lou BarlettaBrowse related quotes
Andrew NapolitanoBrowse related quotes
Lindsey GrahamBrowse related quotes