Spending Quotes

“We have a spending problem, not a revenue problem.”

“The federal government has grown too big, too intrusive, and too expensive.”

“Pork-barrel spending is getting to be a problem... It's a problem in the House, and it's a problem in the Senate.”

“We believe that Washington should take less from the American people, not more.”

“The federal budget is out of control.”

“The single most important thing we can do is to stop the growth of government.”

“The primary purpose of the bill is to allow the taxpayers to know how their money is being spent.”

“It's time to stop the blame game and face the reality that we are a country that overspends.”

“We must be better stewards of the taxpayer's dollar while delivering cutting-edge capability to the warfighter.”

“We believe that government spending is out of control and is one of the most significant impediments to economic growth.”

“Defense is not a budget issue. You spend what you need.”

“The problem is not that the people are taxed too little. The problem is that government spends too much.”

“The most expensive thing in the world is a temporary government program.”

“The idea that we can just keep spending and borrowing and racking up this debt is simply not sustainable.”

“I, Joan Crawford, I believe in the dollar. Everything I earn, I spend.”

“We have the right as individuals to give away as much of our own money as we please in charity; but as members of Congress we have no right to appropriate a dollar of the public money.”

“Earmarks are not pork.”

“A billion here, a billion there, and pretty soon you're talking real money.”

“We've got to stop being the world's policeman. We've got to stop being the world's ATM.”

“What's missing is a sense of outrage.”