Ari Fleischer Quotes on Government (26 Quotes)

Nobody in the government said hard evidence. We said we have concerns.

The Turkish government is facing up to difficult issues in a serious and conscientious way. And the United States respects the principles of the Turkish government in bringing this issue to the Turkish parliament.

Iran is not exactly the type of nation that people just happen to end up in. People seem to have a desire to go there, and our concern is that the desire can be matched by a government that allows them to be there.

We find this whole thing very amusing. It is an amazing admission of lack of leadership that Al Gore has to ask the governor of Texas to do in Congress what he is unable to do for himself -- demonstrate leadership to get things done.

Programs never go away in Washington, which is one of the reasons government is so big.

There are some people in Congress who want to make it happen, others who don't. The president hopes those who want to make it happen prevail. This is a real test of the leadership.

People will see what a man of integrity (Ashcroft) is, a man of strength, a man of conviction. They have concerns, and will raise them in a partisan manner, but we are very confident he will be in good shape. Sen. Ashcroft is going to receive a fair hearing in the Senate.

This morning's report is both a good sign and a warning signal. It's a good sign because, despite the slowdown, the budget is in strong shape. It's a warning signal because there are still people in Congress who want to spend more money and bust the budget.

The greatest threat to the security of the people of North Korea comes from the government of North Korea.

Under the old Senate leadership this would have already happened by now. So this will be a test of the new leadership. It will reflect badly if the Senate is unable to act by the end of the month.

These are places that Saddam Hussein doesn't even go to. These are government facilities, government property where who knows what is going on. And there's a good reason Saddam Hussein does not want people to go there and take a look at these facilities, even if he never sleeps there.

No, the president has many priorities, and he judges each one as it comes up, ... Right now he is clearly focused on job creation, given the fact that the important decisions are getting made on Capitol Hill now about the package in the Senate and as it approaches the conference.

As we proceed, he is going to reach out to build support for that agenda, that way he can get it through the Congress.

There is a very important principle involved here. And that is the right of the government and all future presidencies, whether they're Democratic or Republican, to conduct reviews, to receive information from constituents regardless of their party or their background in a thoughtful and deliberative fashion,

So this is a wake-up call to the Congress not to spend tax dollars. Because if they spend and go back on a spending spree, the Congress risks tapping Social Security's money, and Congress should take no step that would put Social Security within reach.

I think it's part of ongoing efforts in a tense region, a region that remains tense and delicate, and a region that the president will remain personally engaged in and involved in. So, too, will his government.

I can assure you that if any of these meetings are set up, we hope the members of Congress will show up. There's often an issue where people go up to the Hill to brief, and very few members of Congress even show up.

The president remains very concerned about the potential for a jobless recovery. And this is why he calls on Congress to act as quickly as Congress can to pass a job-creating initiative that stimulates the economy and provides greater growth not only for this year, but into the future.

The Senate was right to reject what in large measure was nothing more than a Democrat spending proposal. The package fails in its basic purpose to stimulate the economy.

The president always prefers to follow the usual process, and the president always prefers for the Senate to honor its responsibilities, ... He does have the right to make recess appointments. If he decides to avail himself of it, we'll keep you posted.

I think it's fair to say that as a result of the legislation enacted by the Congress last year and its implementation throughout the course of this year, security gets better at the airports every day.

The vice president has proposed a series of government programs that are going to explode the budget.

The House has been able to act, so it's hard to understand why the Senate has not been able to act, ... The president has not given up hope and he is working hard to get it done.

In the president's eyes, Yasser Arafat has never played a role as someone who could be trusted or was effective, and so that's why the president is focused on the Palestinian people and their just needs and their just concerns. And the president's focus is less on any one individual and more on the structures, the government, the authority the Palestinian people deserve.

There are so many people in need that the federal government is not getting the job done.

I think again the core of what the president said wasn't that America will do this for you or America will do this or even that this is a speech aimed a foreign leader or foreign government,