“I think anyone that thought that we were coming in as a bunch of liberal Democrats to deliver more large-scale social programs was nuts. I sure didn't expect it.” ThinkingSocialProgramDemocratScalesBunchNutsLarge ScaleSocial Programs Author:Donna Shalala
“But I will say, I think there are some Democrats that don't want to address pension reform. I have taken on the issue of seniority and tenure. I think we have to address entitlements and the president has done that in his budget. I think we have to extend Medicare and the president has done that. But also reinvest in that program.” ThinkingWantDonePresidentIssuesTakenProgramDemocratReformBudgetsAddressesEntitlementMedicarePensionTenureSeniority Author:Antonio Villaraigosa
“What I'd like to do is be able to work with Democrats to reform current entitlement programs for future generations, grandfathering all the grandparents.” AbleGenerationsProgramDemocratCurrentsReformGrandparentFuture GenerationEntitlementEntitlement Programs Author:Jeb Hensarling
“In the US, voters cast ballots for individual candidates who are not bound to any party program except rhetorically, and not always then. Some Republicans are more liberal than some Democrats, some libertarians are more radical than some socialists, and many local candidates run without any party identification. No American citizen can vote intelligently without knowledge of the ideas, political background, and commitments of each individual candidate.” IdeasRunningPoliticalIndividualPartyCitizensRepublicanCommitmentProgramVoteDemocratBoundsCastsLibertarianBackgroundsLocalsRadicalCandidatesVotersBallotsIdentificationAmerican Citizens Author:Ben Bagdikian
“It would be naïve to suggest the Iranian regime will not continue to use its nuclear program, and any economic relief, to further destabilize the region, in the weeks ahead, Republicans and Democrats in Congress will continue to press the Obama administration on the details of these parameters and the tough questions that remain unanswered. We will stand strong on behalf of the American people and everyone in the Middle East who values freedom, security, and peace.” PeopleUseWould BeValuesStrongPeaceFreedomWeekEconomicMiddleSecurityRepublicanToughProgramPressesDemocratCongressDetailsEastNuclearAdministrationReliefRegionsRegimesMiddle EastBehalfIranianParametersUnansweredStand StrongTough Questions Author:John Boehner
“There is no doubt that . Saddam Hussein has reinvigorated his weapons programs. Reports indicate that biological, chemical and nuclear programs continue apace and may be back to pre-Gulf War status. In addition, Saddam continues to redefine delivery systems and is doubtless using the cover of a licit missile program to develop longer-range missiles that will threaten the United States and our allies.” MayWarStatesUnitedUnited StatesDoubtWeaponsMassProgramDestructionThreatDemocraticDemocratIraqPossessionNuclearRangeNo DoubtReportsChemicalsAlliesNuclear WeaponsSaddamHusseinLiedMissilesWeapons Of Mass DestructionMass DestructionDeliveryIraq WarWmdGulf WarChemical WeaponsWmds In IraqBiological WeaponsHe LiedNuclear MissilesNuclear Destruction Author:Bob Graham
“Free enterprise has done more to reduce poverty than all the government programs dreamed up by Democrats.” DoneGovernmentPovertyProgramDemocratEnterpriseFree EnterpriseGovernment Programs Book:Actor, Ideologue, Politician: The Public Speeches of Ronald Reagan Source: Actor, Ideologue, Politician: The Public Speeches of Ronald Reagan
“If you want to reinstate the 14.4 billion dollars that Bush cut out of the veterans program then vote democrat.” IfsWantDemocracyCuttingProgramVoteDollarsDemocratBillionsVeteran Author:David Cross
“When contemplating a shield that would protect America for incoming missiles, Democrats suddenly became hardheaded fiscal conservatives. For the first time in recorded history, liberals were concerned about the cost and usefulness of a government program. These people believe federally funded art therapy for the homeless will pay for itself. That you can take to the bank. But a shield to repel incoming nuclear missiles from American soil they said, was too expensive and wouldn't work.” PeopleFirstsBelieveArtSaidGovernmentAmericaPayCostProtectFirst TimeConcernedProgramDemocratNuclearTherapySoilExpensiveContemplatingHomelessThey SaidShieldsMissilesUsefulnessGovernment ProgramsNuclear MissilesArt Therapy Author:Ann Coulter
“Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac - two bloated and corrupt government-sponsored programs - contributed heavily to the crisis.In order to prevent another crisis, we need to do what we should have done years ago - reform Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. We also need to repeal Dodd-Frank, the Democrats' failed solution. Under Dodd-Frank, 10 banks too big to fail have become five banks too big to fail. Thousands of community banks have gone out of business.” NeedsShouldYearsTwoDoneBigsGovernmentOrderCommunityGoneFiveFailingSolutionsYears AgoProgramShould HaveCrisisDemocratReformFrankMacsMaeCorrupt GovernmentDodd Frank Author:Carly Fiorina
“It's what [Barak] Obama was complaining about. All this is now up to the voters - who, of course, the Democrats do not trust. People who would have benefited from the programs face no imminent threat of deportation because Congress has provided money to deal with only a small percentage of people who live in the country illegally.” PeopleCountryFacesCoursesDealsProgramThreatDemocratCongressComplainingVotersPercentagesDeportationBarak Obama Author:Rush Limbaugh
“When we didn't succeed at healthcare reform back in 1993, 1994, I went to work with Democrats and Republicans and we created the Children's Health Insurance Program.” ChildrenRepublicanSucceedProgramDemocratReformHealthcareHealthcare Reform Author:Hillary Clinton
“Hillary Clinton has a long track record of service in public life. And you can look at that. I tell the story about her being first lady of the United States, when the effort to get Hillary Clinton done failed, and that was a tough, tough, bitter loss, but then it tested her as a leader. And she worked together with Democrats and Republicans to get health insurance for eight million low-income American children in the CHIP program.” FirstsLooksChildrenLongStatesDoneStoriesTogetherLossUnitedEffortLeaderMillionsUnited StatesRecordsRepublicanLowsToughProgramClintonDemocratTrackEightIncomeBitterTestedChipsPublic LifeFirst LadyTrack RecordLow Income Author:Tim Kaine
“All of these years I've been doing my program I was under the impression the Republican Party wanted to beat Democrats. And as the years have gone by, it's become obvious to me that that's not their number one objective.” YearsWantedPartyNumbersGoneRepublicanBeatsProgramDemocratObviousImpressionObjectivesRepublican Party Author:Rush Limbaugh
“The programs that came to be known as the New Deal were not simply handed down by the benevolence of FDR and the Democrats. They were fought for. And in the 1960s, it was the similar. You had incredible movements against Jim Crow, poverty and the Vietnam War in the 1960s.” WarDealsKnownPovertyMovementProgramDemocratIncrediblesVietnam1960sVietnam WarBenevolenceCrowJim CrowNew Deal Author:Kshama Sawant
“The true danger is the expansion of empire and the huge diversion of public budgets overseas at the neglect of domestic necessities, including, for example, a major public works program to employ millions of people. The Democrats want that. The Republicans may be pressured from back home to want it, but it hasn't happened yet under the Obama administration.” PeopleWantMayHomeMillionsHappenedDangerExampleHugeRepublicanMajorsProgramDemocratIncludingAdministrationBudgetsEmpiresNeglectExpansionBack HomeDiversionPressured Author:Ralph Nader
“If Trump wins, the only thing blocking complete implementation of the programs of Trump, Paul Ryan, the Koch brothers, etc., is the Senate filibuster by the Democrats.” IfsWinningBrotherTrumpProgramDemocratBlockEtcSenateImplementationFilibuster Author:Allan Nairn
“Ronald Reagan got a lot of democrats. I wish he hadn`t. I got to Congress with Reagan coming to the Whitehouse. The Reagan Program, a very radical one, a very drastic one passed because he had a lot of democrats. He worked at it personally and also because Reagan retained a popularity.” WishProgramDemocratRadicalPopularityDrastic Author:Barney Frank
“I believe on foreign policy that there is little difference between the Democrats and Republicans on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. We believe that the best course for containing North Korea's nuclear program is through diplomacy, and we disagree with the language the President Donald Trump has used, and the fact that he's made it more difficult for diplomacy to work.” BelieveLanguageI BelieveDifficultPresidentPolicyRepublicanProgramRelationDemocratDisagreeForeign PolicyDiplomacyNorth Korea Author:Ben Cardin
“In Michigan, a liberal democrat raised taxes and kept their government programs at the same level. And guess what? Their economy continued into the toilet, it continued down.” GovernmentLevelsEconomyTaxesProgramDemocratRaisedToiletsMichiganGovernment Programs Author:Rick Perry
“The Republican Party is terrific at determining how a program will impact the federal budget, but we're not nearly as good as the Democrats in explaining to people how our agenda will directly benefit them and their families.” PeoplePartyRepublicanBenefitsProgramImpactDemocratBudgetsAgendasRepublican PartyTerrificExplaining Author:J. C. Watts
“Democrats talk about programs like Social Security or Medicare, but it's not clear to most voters what Democrats' core moral values are.” ValuesSocialMoralClearSecurityProgramDemocratCoreVotersSocial SecurityMedicareMoral Values Author:Jonathan Haidt
“Democrats will play the old Washington game of calling reductions in the rate of growth of spending for any program a 'cut'.” PlayGovernmentGamesGrowthFreedomDemocracyCuttingCallingProgramDemocratRateSpendingReduction Author:Bruce Bartlett
“It's amnesty that America can't afford. We have to stop people from coming in illegally. This will be a green light for anyone who wants to come to America illegally and then be granted citizenship one day... The majority that are here illegally are low-skilled or may not even have a high school diploma. The Republican Party is not going to compete over who can give more social programs out. They will become Democrats because of the social programs they'll depend on.” PeopleWantGivingMayLightSchoolAmericaSocialPartyDependsRepublicanOne DayLowsHigh SchoolProgramGreenMajorityDemocratImmigrationGrantedCitizenshipRepublican PartyImmigration ReformAmnestyDiplomaGreen LightsSocial ProgramsHigh School Diploma Author:Lou Barletta
“Voters who live off taxpayers are the Democrats' ace in the hole. The Democrats created big programs and never let the recipients forget it. This gives them an initial advantage of tens of millions of votes in any presidential election.” GivingBigsForgetLibertyMillionsAdvantageProgramEconomicsVoteElectionDemocratLibertarianHolesPresidentialVotersLibertarianismInitialsForget ItTaxpayersPresidential ElectionAces Author:Joseph Sobran
“If Saddam rejects peace and we have to use force, our purpose is clear. We want to seriously diminish the threat posed by Iraq's weapons of mass destruction program.” IfsWantUsePurposeForceClearWeaponsMassProgramDestructionThreatDemocraticDemocratIraqRejectsPatrioticSaddamDiminishLiedWeapons Of Mass DestructionMass DestructionWmdWmds In IraqInvading Iraq Author:William J. Clinton
“Take Hispanic voters. They favor Democrats because they like the party's programs, from health care reform to government spending on education. It's not because the Republicans don't have a big enough Office of Hispanic Outreach.” EnoughBigsGovernmentCarePartyRepublicanOfficeProgramDemocratSpendingFavorsReformHealth CareVotersHispanicGovernment SpendingHealth Care ReformOutreach Author:Gail Collins
“Republicans bring out Colin Powell and J.C. Watts because they have no program, no policy. They have no love and no joy. They'd rather take pictures with black children than feed them.” ChildrenJoyBlackPolicyRepublicanProgramDemocratNo Love Author:Donna Brazile