Fiscally Quotations

Infrastructure investment can boost economic growth and employment, and, in fact, it is fiscally neutral.

We must have a fair tax in the United States. We have to re-adjust it, we must be fiscally responsible.

Filmmaking is a business and at the bottom line people who don't make fiscally responsible decisions end up going into another line of work.

Most Americans are fiscally conservative and socially liberal. I'm advocating a balanced budget. But along with that, look, there should be gay marriage equality. A woman should have the right to choose. Let's not build a fence across the border.

The bottom line is, I hear my donors, I hear our base out there, I hear the leadership. And we're taking steps to make sure that we're even more - how shall we say it - fiscally conservative in our spending and certainly making sure the dollars are there when it's time to run our campaigns.

Today it is evident that we have two political parties: the Tax and Spenders and the No-Tax and Spenders. Neither party is fiscally conservative. Is there no room at the inn for an honest conservative? A conservative who makes the case for smaller government on its merits and not just as the fallback option when fiscal bankruptcy threatens?

Using a broad brushstroke, I think Libertarian - most of America are socially accepting and fiscally responsible. I'm in that category. I think, broadly speaking, that's a Libertarian. A Libertarian is going to be somebody who's really strong on civil liberties.

My supporters are people who believe in being fiscally responsible and socially accepting. I think most people are in that category. Speaking with a broad brushstroke, those are my supporters.

My dad was fiscally conservative, and I was influenced by that. He didn't believe in spending more than you had because it gets you into trouble.

We cannot abandon them, and this legislation finds a fiscally responsible way of extending this successful law.

fundamentally a referendum within our party on whether we're going to build on the Clinton transformation in our party in 1992 that reassured people we were strong on defense, we were fiscally responsible, we cared about values, we were interested in cutting taxes for the middle class and working with business to create jobs.

For too many years, politicians in Washington have been eager to pledge more hard-earned taxpayer dollars to help deal with the student debt load. But this doesn't sit right with the many Americans who take pride in making fiscally responsible choices and paying off their loans on time.

I don't think it's fiscally possible to do.

I don't think you're going to have the majority of the board's approval, so whether it's fiscally feasible or not, it's politically DOA (dead on arrival) and you're going to have to go back to the drawing board and start over,

What will growth policy have to look like in a fiscally compacted Europe? Clearly any illusion of budget stimulated growth policy will have to go away.

We have to be fiscally responsible. We can only add what we need to and we need to be very careful when considering additional expenses.

We've been very fiscally responsible in the past. Our taxpayers can look forward to that.

We try to give away as much money as we can while being fiscally responsible. Last year we liked what we saw and our revenues were strong enough that we felt comfortable going to a higher level this year.

We try to make sure we are spending taxpayer dollars wisely. We have a board who wants to be fiscally responsible.

President Bush is the most fiscally irresponsible President in our nation's history.

It is important that we put in fiscally responsible pensions. Pensions that are fair to the employee, but that also are fair to the taxpayer.

Our budget maximizes the tax cuts we can afford while remaining fiscally conservative. It is an honest, balanced plan that we can live with both practically and politically.

It is a fiscally sound initiative, and the governor is confident it will be sustainable for the foreseeable future.

While we must pursue any legislative option to extend this program, I also urge my colleagues to consider the National Dairy Equity Act as a fiscally responsible means of providing price stability to our dairy industry,

We have to prove to Kane County that we can fiscally handle it. We're doing all that now. Our first set of figures shows we can do this.

We've been increasingly fiscally conservative, knowing this could happen.

We are happy to announce that The Billings Food Bank has earned a 4-star rating for its ability to efficiently allocate and grow its finances. Less than a quarter of the charities we've rated have received our highest rating, indicating that The Billings Food Bank outperforms most charities in America in its efforts to operate in the most fiscally responsible way possible. This 'exceptional' rating from Charity Navigator differentiates The Billings Food Bank from its peers and proves that it's worthy of the public's trust.

We recognize the need to be cautious and fiscally conservative to put Pittsburgh on the right track.

The decision to commence blasting in this specific quadrant two weeks before the hearing seems intended to carry out as much irreversible demolition of protected resources as possible before the Court can consider the merits, ... This decision is also fiscally irresponsible . . . as the cost of undertaking this activity will be completely wasted in the event the plaintiffs prevail in this litigation.

We are committed to a recovery effort that is not only compassionate but also fiscally responsible,

We would like to keep the drive-in if it remains fiscally operative.

You have to be fiscally prudent and do all the things you need to do to run the company the right way. You can't write back home for a check.

With the high demand for long term care and in the wake of the worst natural disaster in history, cutting $10 billion from Medicaid for the sake of reconciliation is both socially and fiscally irresponsible, ... We need Medicaid now more than ever.

We're just not prepared to do a deal that's fiscally irresponsible.

The governor looks forward to proposing a compassionate and fiscally responsible budget in January.

It would be fiscally irresponsible for us not to have the ability to cut days. We were elected by the community to manage the budget.

What this suggests is that if a homemaker or personal assistant helps these frail elders for a few hours a day, they would be less likely to experience medical conditions such as hunger, dehydration, falls and skin problems that occur when disabled older adults do not receive needed help with daily tasks. As our government is under increasing pressure to develop fiscally feasible solutions for caring for disabled older people, we feel providing disabled elders with adequate home-based care should receive further attention.

While it is a difficult decision to eliminate positions in our talented and dedicated work force, this move is necessary to ensure that our costs are more closely aligned with our business strategy, ... This is a decisive, yet disciplined, cost-reduction action that balances the need to be fiscally prudent with the need to continually seek growth opportunities and generate long-term profitability in a highly competitive marketplace.

First, I'd make sure we have fiscally responsible government, and I thought this even before the audit results came down. Second, we should have a world-class education system. I'm not running for the school board, but I know the commission plays a critical role to provide a top-notch education for our students. Third, I think there should be impeccable ethical standards in our government.

decisive, yet disciplined, cost reduction action that balances the need to be fiscally prudent with the need to continually seek growth opportunities and generate long-term profitability in a highly competitive marketplace.

That's what we're trying to do. We're trying to do it in a fiscally responsible manner. But I don't think there is a perfect solution out there.

San Jose city government needs to be honest, fiscally responsible and open and accessible to all people. And I was the first council person to call for the resignation of the mayor for those same reasons.

There's so much opportunity here to go back into the budget and extract some savings to help pay for this hurricane relief that I look at it as an opportunity for the Congress to get back to its roots of being fiscally sound and conservative, ... Maybe something good can come from this hurricane.

The response to the housing crisis has been incoherent and fiscally wasteful.

There's no question we're in worse shape fiscally than when this governor took over,

This bill takes fiscally responsible steps to reduce the deficit, reduce spending that is on autopilot, and strengthen our economy, ... It is the first deficit reduction package in almost a decade, and probably the most important legislation to be considered this year.

This administration continues to be fiscally and morally bankrupt.

This gives the members of the town another opportunity to participate in the process and be assured that we're doing everything we can to be fiscally responsible.

This is not an attack on anyone. This is about whether or not as a state we are going to follow a fiscally sound path.

I'm open, I'm honest, I'm experienced in business. I'm experienced on the City Council, I'm experienced on the County Board. And I'm fiscally conservative.

I'm just a person who likes to be involved, ... I intend to go in and learn as much as I can learn about the board - how they operate fiscally and the obligations of the board.

Social Security modernization will result in a retirement system that is stronger and more fiscally sound than the pay-as-you-go system we have today.

At first glance, the President's mix of spending and spending cuts presents a fiscally tight budget. But, this proposal is ultimately what's wrong with Washington. The President is not being forthcoming about his budget or the booming deficit.

Allowing same-sex couples to access one another's health care plans, make joint medical decisions, inherit one another's property, file joint tax returns, and provide for their children without fear of them falling into foster care should one partner pass away is not only humane but fiscally prudent,

At this point, we're not closing down by any means. What we have to do is look for ways to be more fiscally sound, find ways to continue having quality programs without operating in the red.

Their budget ... actually would make the deficit worse, ... That's fiscally irresponsible at any time, but especially when we should be saving to prepare for the baby boomers' retirement.

They would like the community to believe that our current proposal would be fiscally irresponsible, when, in fact, our offer would still keep teachers in the 'middle of the pack' and would not tax the budget.

It's hard to claim you're fiscally responsible when you raise your hand and vote aye to spending after spending, in support of special interest after special interest. It's also hard to claim you can fix a deficit when all you've brought them here and have no clue how to turn a deficit around.

The driving force behind this effort is the federal deficit and the out-of-control spending that is pushing it increasingly higher. This bill takes fiscally responsible steps to reduce the deficit, reduce spending that is on autopilot and strengthen our economy,

You can't strengthen the ranks of your middle class, you can't strengthen and grow the ranks of your businesses and family-owned businesses, unless you are fiscally responsible.

This has nothing to do with what party you belong to, this is a responsibility for us to be fiscally responsible and help the citizens of our community.

It just doesn't seem like it's fiscally responsible to go out and build another high school that will only be in use for 10 years.

There's a moral imperative of assisting these families in the way that they believe is best and, second, it has the added benefit of being a very fiscally sound program, ... I'm certain if we do this, some schools will choose to concentrate in this, which will bring the cost to educate students down for the state.

It's all about moving this state forward to get this state fiscally sound.

Ever since college, I have been a libertarian - socially liberal and fiscally conservative. I believe in individual liberty and personal responsibility.

This plan makes no sense if what the goal is is to stimulate the economy now and do it in a way that's fiscally responsible so that we send the right signals to Wall Street and the right signals to the American people,

It's a tough, expensive agreement. But I think we'll be fine. We'll have to watch our expenses and things like that, and be fiscally responsible. But it's a great thing. This gives us labor peace for a while, which is what separated the National Football League from other sports. It's good for the players, and I think it will be good for the league.

You have to make sure that your fiscally responsible and that you follow along with the guidelines that are put in place. This is what the auditor general has said in numerous reports, and I just hope your learning your lesson here.

He's not even trying to be fiscally responsible,