Top 1200 Federal Reserve Quotes & Sayings - Page 20

The federal government has failed us, so we, the elected officials of small-town America, are getting tough with illegal immigration.

States know better than the federal government how to allocate and manage resources to address the needs of their people.

I'm Dan Gelber. As a federal prosecutor, I helped put away corporate criminals, corrupt politicians and violent gangs.

Particularly as a supposed 'conservative,' Trump ought to know something about the relationship between the federal government and the states.

Full federal funding for presidential libraries should bring with it new rules of control over papers and artifacts.

The CDC and the federal government have already admitted that they have failed to get ahead of the spread of Ebola in Texas, and we aren't going to let that happen in Florida.

A lot of industry groups have said they support a federal law. They don't want to have to deal with 50 different state laws.

What the federal government can do, especially as it relates to urban, inner-city America, is invest resources that would help create jobs.

Basically, Trump's significant first moves have been twofold. To marginalize the media, and to start dismantling the federal government.

There certainly is a lot of political pressure for states to adopt the new federal tax codes. But there is no law that requires them to do so.

One of the challenges that Vancouver and cities across the country are facing is that we don't have a federal partner in terms of building for transit, not in the way we need.

My dad is now a federal judge, but when he started off, he graduated from the top law school in Texas and couldn't get a job.

The Bush Administration claims there is a Social Security crisis only to distract Americans from its serious mismanagement of the federal budget.

I reserve the right to survey the national political landscape for candidates at all levels who reflect a proper understanding of our national security, economic security, and family security - the ideals of social conservation, the heart and strength of our country.

We need a federal jobs guarantee that puts everyone to work toward a green, clean renewable energy economy.

President Obama has shelled out more in federal spending than the five presidents that came before him.

If you look at how the federal government spends our money, it’s an insurance conglomerate protected by a large, standing army.

[Charles ] Kushner engaged in a conspiracy, with co-conspirators, to hire prostitutes to entice witnesses who were cooperating with the federal investigation.

I can see how Americans misconstrue British reserve, and I can see how British people misconstrue American enthusiasm. I think I'm somewhere in between the two. Although I'm outgoing, I'm also very private.

As only the second Jewish person to lead a federal party with seats, I will say that antisemitism has no place in politics.

Federal law prohibits anyone convicted of a felony from owning a gun. Seems like kind of a good idea, no?

The major material advantage, financial advantage from having a reserve currency is that between 200 and 300 billion dollar bills, that may be twenty, fifty, hundred dollar bills as well as ones, exist in the world - a lot of them in Russia as you all know I'm sure.

When we find a ship, we turn it over to the state or federal government. It's purely historical. I've never made a dime on any of it.

Our goal is to displace the entrenched powers in Washington, restore the rightful balance between the state and federal government.

Philadelphians continue to benefit every day from the flow of federal dollars to improve our infrastructure and create jobs.

Many environmental advocates argue that agricultural pollution will be reduced only through stronger federal laws.

We have undocumented immigrants in America who are paying more federal income tax than a billionaire. I find that just astonishing.

The need for bold and aggressive federal action to create jobs and restore confidence in our battered economy is clear.

Ford's federal income tax rate was just 2.3 percent in 2009 even though it made $3 billion in profits.

The poor old earth which has mothered us and nursed us we treat with scant respect. Our awe and veneration we reserve for the worlds we know not of. Our senses sell us out. The mud on our shoes disenchants us.

The only study that the federal government has engaged in with a vengeance is in trying to see if they can make women fertile after menopause.

We have our differences since the beginning of America. It's a legitimate difference. What is the role of government, et cetera, federal, state, local?

We've already seen the federal government stretch their regulatory tentacles into our homes and determine what kind of light bulbs we have to use.

The Federal government does not have any information about extraterrestrial life to conceal, and there are no secret projects for me to investigate.

What Clinton severed with his welfare reform was the obligation of the federal government to step in when the states failed and to monitor these programs.

As freely as the firmament embraces the world, so mercy must encircle friend and foe. The sun poursforth impartially his beams through all the regions of infinity; heaven bestows the dew equally on every thirsty plant. Whatever is good and comes from on high is universal and without reserve: but in the heart's recesses darkness dwells.

I think there's a lot of moms who just aren't feeling protected. And that's one of the prime purposes of the federal government, is the security of our nation.

It's not easy for the average family to ensure that their child receives a quality education. And the federal government is not making it any easier.

When a city says, 'If you're illegal, come here, we're not going to prosecute you,' the federal law should supersede the local mayor's edict.

The federal government is like a handicapped turtle trying to crawl around and keep up with the rabbit, which is technology.

The intelligent defense of free speech should not rest on the notion that we must tolerate every form of speech, no matter how offensive. It's that we should lean toward greater tolerance for speech we dislike, and reserve our harshest penalties only for the worst offenders.

I've got 12 reserves in my riding and have always been very available and worked very diligently on a few files. I've been out any time there is major events. So I've always had an open door policy with the chiefs and individuals on- and off-reserve.

Be fit for more than the thing you are now doing. Let everyone know that you have a reserve in yourself; that you have more power than you are now using. If you are not too large for the place you occupy, you are too small for it.

It was Ronald Reagan who used to say that the 10 most frightening words in the English language are, "I'm from the federal government, and I'm here to help."

It's time to believe again in the potential of private enterprise set free from the shackles of over-bearing federal government.

Not a single federal dollar should be used for states or cities efforts to target law-abiding gun owners.

Federal government shutdowns are unsettling, because you realize how little you depend on it compared to the money you give in taxes.

Since winning the election, Donald Trump has jump-started voter suppression efforts at the federal and state levels.

Blue slips enable home-state senators to ensure that the federal judges serving in their states are highly qualified.

Clinton was a president who used his office, in creative ways, to try to reinvigorate the federal government to benefit the majority.

We've stood up for the men and women of law enforcement, directing federal agencies to ensure they are protected from crimes of violence.

Surprisingly, the United States lacks federal legislation to protect consumers from an abundance of harmful chemicals in everyday products.

I have worked in the federal government and saw the debilitating effects of our antiquated civil service system on morale and results.

If the federal government will not enforce the immigration laws, our state and local law enforcement should be empowered to do so.

The proposal for a new global reserve currency - or Special Drawing Rights - is a good idea for many reasons. Yes, for the Chinese it would cushion any fall in the value of the dollar per se because it would only be part of a basket of other currencies, including the yen and the euro.

In California, up to 15 percent of wells in agricultural areas exceed a federal contaminant threshold, according to studies.

When people go to the post office or any federal building, they expect to see pictures of their government leaders displayed.

Around the time Andre Villas-Boas became manager I went to a summer training camp in America. But when I got back, to my horror, I found that all my kit had been moved into the reserve team changing room. I was told I wasn't allowed in the first team dressing room anymore.

Stem cell research holds enormous promise for easing human suffering, and federal support is critical to its success.

Quebecers have rarely in their history been better represented than they are right now - at the highest levels of the federal government.