“I look forward to standing shoulder to shoulder with Speaker Boehner, Leader Cantor, Whip McCarthy and the entire republican conference as we repeal Obamacare, fight rampant job killing regulations, cut spending and help put folks back to work.” LooksHelpingJobsFightingLeaderCuttingRepublicanStandingKillingFolksSpendingShouldersSpeakersRegulationConferencesWhipsObamacareBack To Work Author:Fred Upton
“The zeitgeist is for cutting spending and balancing the budget. But I do not want the Republican Party to be perceived as putting the budget ahead of people, jobs and education.” PeopleWantJobsPartyCuttingRepublicanSpendingBudgetsRepublican PartyZeitgeistJobs And Education Author:Jack Kemp
“When you're in an economic downturn, what you want is to create jobs and economic growth. And the recipe isn't Republican or Democrat. It's low taxes, low spending, less regulation, free trade.” WantJobsGrowthEconomicRepublicanTaxesLowsTradeDemocratSpendingWhat You WantRegulationRecipesEconomic GrowthFree TradeDownturnEconomic DownturnSpending Less Author:Nancy Pfotenhauer
“We had a great lunch. Senator Capper paid for it. The Republican pays, as usual. And everything that the Democrats are doin' now, the Republicans pay for it. Everybody asks me, "Will, how long is this going to go on, spending all this money and everything going like this?" I says, "Well, it will go on just as long as the Republicans has got any money. That's all I know about it."” KnowsWellsLongAsksPoliticsPayGoes OnRepublicanPaidDemocratSpendingAsk MeLunchUsualSenators Author:Will Rogers
“If you look at what is happening in Republican conventions across the country, they are energized. And the message is really the same - that is, big government is a problem, spending is a problem.” IfsLooksCountryProblemBigsGovernmentRepublicanMessagesHappeningsSpendingConventionsBig Government Author:Pete Sessions
“Our [Republicans'] object is to avoid having stupid candidates who can't win general elections, who are undisciplined, can't raise money, aren't putting together the support necessary to win a general election campaign, because this money is too difficult to raise to be spending it on behalf of candidates who have little chance of winning in a general election.” LittlesTogetherWinningDifficultChanceSupportStupidObjectsRepublicanRaisesElectionSpendingCampaignsCandidatesBehalfCan't WinUndisciplinedGeneral Elections Author:Karl Rove
“During last night's Republican debate, Mike Huckabee got a big laugh when he said that Congress has been spending money like John Edwards at a beauty salon. Then Huckabee got an even bigger laugh when he said he's running for president” Has BeensSaidBigsRunningLastsNightPresidentLaughingRepublicanBiggerCongressSpendingDebateLast NightMikeSpending MoneySalonsBeauty Salon Author:Conan O'Brien
“This is my favorite story of the week. The Republican National Committee is in trouble after spending nearly $2,000 at a bondage club in Hollywood. You know what I call a Republican who spends a lot of money in a strip club? A Democrat.” KnowsStoriesTroubleWeekRepublicanHollywoodDemocratMy FavoriteClubsSpendingLots Of MoneyCommitteesBondage Author:Jay Leno
“After the November elections gave Republicans control of the Senate, voters made clear they wanted change. We were hopeful our leaders got the voters' message. However, after our speaker forced through the (spending bill) by passing it with Democratic votes and without time to read it, it seemed clear that we needed new leadership.” MadeWantedChangeLeadershipLeaderClearNeededRepublicanMessagesVoteElectionBillsDemocraticSpendingPassingPassingsHopefulVotersSenateSpeakersNovemberEver AfterPassing It Author:Louie Gohmert
“American Action Network should be spending their money to try and get those Democrats to change the votes, not beating up on Republicans in the House.” ShouldTryingActionHouseChangeRepublicanVoteDemocratSpending Author:Mick Mulvaney
“What does it mean when Republicans and Democrats alike warn us about the 'pain' involved in cutting government spending - in their spending less of our money? For the average citizen, what pain is there in his keeping more of his money to invest it the way he wants? Taxes cost people. Tax cuts do not cost government.” PeopleWayWantMeanDoeGovernmentPainPoliticalPoliticsCuttingCitizensInvolvedRepublicanCostTaxesDemocratAverageSpendingTax CutsGovernment SpendingSpending Less Author:Theodore J. Forstmann
“As the leader of the Republicans what I'm telling that we elected the president to be president. It's time for him to step up to the plate and lead us in the direction of reducing our excessive spending.” PresidentLeaderStepsRepublicanSpendingPlatesReducingStep UpExcessive Spending Author:Mitch McConnell
“With a congressional mandate to run the deficit up as high as need be, there is no reason to raise taxes now and risk aggravating the depression. Instead, Obama will follow the opposite of the Reagan strategy. Reagan cut taxes and increased the deficit so that liberals could not increase spending. Obama will raise spending and increase the deficit so that conservatives cannot cut taxes. And, when the economy is restored, he will raise taxes with impunity, since the only people who will have to pay them would be rich Republicans.” PeopleNeedsReasonWould BeRunningPayEconomyRichCuttingRiskRepublicanTaxesOppositesIncreaseRaisesStrategySpendingNo ReasonDeficitMandatesImpunityAggravating Author:Dick Morris
“Republicans are already on seriously thin ice, having presided over an era of unprecedented spending and consistently failing to articulate conservative principles on a wide variety of issues. But what Obama has in store will make President Bush appear, in retrospect, like a libertarian.” PresidentPrinciplesIssuesFailingRepublicanConservativeWideSpendingLibertarianStoresIceVarietyErasConsistentlyPresident BushUnprecedentedRetrospect Author:David Limbaugh
“When Obama's economic advisers - a greater group of schlemiels would be hard to find - warn that failure to raise the limit will trigger default and horrific consequences for the global economy, Republicans should reply that if this is so, tell it to your president and get him to approve the spending cuts along with the debt-limit increase.” IfsShouldHardWould BePresidentEconomyGreaterCuttingGroupsEconomicRepublicanLimitsConsequenceIncreaseRaisesDebtSpendingTriggersDefaultGlobal EconomyHorrificAdviserSpending Cuts Author:Dick Morris
“You can't blame the administration and the Republicans for taking us back to deficits, for spending the Social Security surplus and assaulting the environment. That's what they promised to do in the last election.” LastsSocialEnvironmentSecurityRepublicanElectionBlameSpendingAdministrationSocial SecurityDeficitSurplus Author:William J. Clinton
“Whether it's called 'compassionate conservatism' or 'big government Republicanism,' after years of record increases in federal spending, more government is now the accepted Republican philosophy in Washington.” YearsPhilosophyBigsGovernmentRecordsRepublicanIncreaseSpendingAcceptedCompassionateConservatismBig GovernmentRepublicanismFederal Spending Author:Mike Pence
“Republicans traditionally say, 'oh, we'll cut domestic spending, but we won't touch the military.' The liberals - the ones who are good - will say, 'oh, we'll cut the military, but we won't cut domestic spending.'” CuttingMilitaryRepublicanSpendingGood Will Author:Rand Paul
“When this president was sworn into office, he was handed a deficit of over a trillion dollars. Republicans were in control of Congress for much of the time that President George W. Bush was in office, and they didn't do a great job of controlling spending.” JobsPresidentRepublicanOfficeDollarsCongressSpendingDeficitGreat JobPresident George W Bush Author:Jay Carney
“I sense that conservatives have largely already tuned out to the coming elections, after six years of burgeoning federal spending and inaction on key issues, such as immigration. The Republican Party has become the party of the government status quo, and conservatives see no reason to reward it with their votes.” YearsReasonGovernmentPartyIssuesKeysRepublicanSixVoteElectionRewardsSpendingImmigrationNo ReasonRepublican PartyStatus QuoInactionFederal Spending Author:Bob Barr
“Another agency - the IRS - did not do as well under Republicans who control Congress. The IRS is largely flatlined in their spending, but they did get about 300 million more funding. But I can only be used to help people pay their taxes and answer questions. It can't be used for any other purpose.” PeopleWellsI CanHelpingUsedPurposeAnswersPayMillionsRepublicanTaxesCongressSpendingAgencyFundingIrs Author:Susan Davis
“Go back and read Sinclair Lewis - It Can't Happen Here or Babbitt. For a guy or girl who's going to do an hour of political comedy, it might be a little rough, sure. But I think if you're spending 10 minutes or less, and you're talking about - not necessarily [Donald Trump] but his supporters and the media coverage, there's all kinds of angles to explore. It doesn't just have to be simply, "This guy is crazy!" It's more about the idea of that kind of guy rising to the prominence he has, to actually become the Republican candidate.” IfsThinkingKindLittlesIdeasMightHappensPoliticalGuyGirlHoursTalkingComedyCrazyMinutesMediaTrumpRepublicanSpendingAll KindsCandidatesRisingRoughSupporterAngleThis GuyCoverageProminenceMedia Coverage Author:David Cross
“On infrastructure, there's a potential for Donald Trump to reach out to Democrats. He's talking about infrastructure spending far in excess of what any Republicans would have considered under a Democratic president.” PresidentTalkingTrumpRepublicanDemocraticDemocratSpendingExcessReach OutInfrastructure Author:George Stephanopoulos
“The Republican Party has consistently opposed Obamacare (as costing more), stimulus spending (as increasing inflation), etc., none of which has happened in spite of seven years of their warnings. Their main problem is that they don't have the character to admit that they are wrong. They don't have enough character to rethink their deeply held assumptions.” YearsEnoughCharacterProblemPartyHappenedRepublicanSevenSpendingAssumptionSpiteEtcWarningConsistentlyRepublican PartyInflationSeven YearsStimulusObamacare Author:Philip Kotler