Wayne Allard Quotes (28 Quotes)

Eradication of this unquenchable shrub tamarisk will save water, lower salinity levels and create a more congenial habitat for the Southwest Willow Flycatcher and a number of other riparian species.

If this is to become a perpetual government program, like flood insurance, the industry should be honest about it.

In 1935, when the Social Security system was created, the Government did not need to prepare for the possibility of a depleted system.

Unprecedented cost growth and significant schedule delays have seriously damaged the credibility of our Air Force program management and caused some of my colleagues in Congress to push for significant reductions in the Air Force's space programs.

It has been more than 30 years since this disgraceful episode occurred, and I believe that the United States government should demand the return of the USS Pueblo to the United States Navy without further delay.

I'd written a letter earlier to the president, suggesting that I saw a void on Western issues on the Supreme Court,

I think back a little bit when President Bush was elected President and what kind of economy he inherited from the Clinton administration. The economy was going down. It was not doing well.

When we had to call on FEMA, he was there to help, ... There were a lot of people suffering. He helped us qualify them for low-interest loans. He seemed to be very responsive.

To be a chief justice is basically an administrative function, and (Roberts) is a very, very competent administrator, ... I also think he's very good with people.

In some ways, with the security challenges this country has faced, we have had to put in rules and regulations for business to be able to sustain their growth and create jobs.

I think America is on the right track.

I think most Coloradans would agree that our state is the most beautiful in the nation, and the water flowing through our borders is its life blood.

At the time of a person's death, much of their savings, business assets or farm assets have already been subjected to federal, state and local tax,

This is a long process. Nobody on our side, I think, ever felt for a minute that this was going to be a one-shot deal and it was going to be over with at that particular point in time.

playing the blame game.

I think it's a matter of supply and demand. We know that government price controls don't work, ... We tried that back in the 1970s and that created gas lines, the misery index and all of that mess.

Each one of these cadets provided information on how the academy failed to adequately support them after they reported a sexual assault or rape, ... The perception by some of these cadets was that they were actually punished for reporting. Clearly, the academy's support and legal system failed to assist these cadets.

It really hasn't surprised me that we've gotten into the blame game. I don't think this is the time to fire people. I think it's the time we need to help people.

From the employees' standpoint, in 1935, Social Security was a big gamble. Employees would be required to participate in the program, contributing a percentage of their income for their entire adult working life.

I believe he is temperamentally and intellectually inclined to stick to the facts and the law in cases that will come before him on the high court, and that he will refrain from attempting to legislate from the bench,

We have increased by 400 percent since 1992 the amount of military exercises and deployments, and cut the military by 40 percent. That does not represent an administration that respects our military.

One of the most disturbing aspects of the tax is that it can destroy a family business, or force the sale of a family ranch or farm.

Now isn't the time to be firing anyone. It's the time to be focusing on helping people, ... We will have plenty of opportunity at a later date to review what happened and to take the appropriate steps at that time. We need to focus on rebuilding, getting clean drinking water restored, getting kids in school and those priorities.

The CHI PACC program is an example of a successful federal-state partnership that can have an immediate impact on our children in need,

Our men and women in our armed forces are the real heroes in this conflict.

The successful establishment of a buffer zone around Fort Carson will provide an example for other bases around the country as we seek to protect the training mission of the U.S. military while preserving critical habitats on our ranges.

the best example of a nuclear cleanup success story ever.

They're going to get out, obviously. They're out there, people know they're out there, and there's no reason to hold them back.