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There's been a renewal of corruption. I think all of these things have lowered America's faith and approval of the Congress and politics in general.

This hospital should be federally funded. This is not something that we should have to hold bake sales for. That sounds harsh, but it's true. We should be raising money for other worthwhile causes and not for things that our government should be paying for. It's shame that we have to do this, but more and more troops are coming home injured everyday.

There must not be any government involvement in the day-to-day management of the Internet, neither one of the U.S. government nor by any other government.

issues concerning treaties are largely political questions best left to the political branches of the government, not the courts, for resolution.

People in Congress need to apologize. We're growing the government at a pace that makes the Democrats look thrifty.

This is an illegitimate constitution presented to the people by an untrustworthy government, ... Our only hope is that we are able to defeat the constitution and start again with a government that truly represents the Iraqi people.

My two partners in the presidency, the government, the House, all of them are for sentencing Saddam Hussein to death before the court will decide.

If you tell lies about a product, you will be found out - either by the Government, which will prosecute you, or by the consumer, who will punish you by not buying your product a second time.

Any legislation that makes it through is going to be watered down. The federal government is also going to rein in any state that tries to do too much in this area, especially if they're reaching beyond their borders.

None of us wants to see any fraud or waste in government spending, ... But nowhere should we be more willing to give people the benefit of the doubt than with the brave men and women who served our country.

it's not at all like kind of the level of Pakistan by any means, but it's a concern that they are going around buying things illegally and the government can kind of say, 'Well, we are not really responsible because we sold this offer to a company that then goes out and does it and (the company) that is responsible.

Recount or no recount, there's going to be a government without a strong mandate or much flexibility.

They shared the grievance that the government wasn't paying attention to ordinary people, that it was time to respond to the negative byproducts of economic reform. They considered the government to be arrogant, haughty and unresponsive.

We've seen over 50billion of additional business tax since 1997 and the share of Government spending has continued to ratchet upwards.

They'll go to any extent to try to avoid ... any discussion about shrinking the size of government. Being more responsible with the taxpayers' dollars is just so painful that they had to go into private session to recoup and come out again hopefully soon so we can get back to the business at hand,

Throughout American history many of our social gains and much of our progress toward democracy were made possible by the active intervention of the federal government.

That is a signal both to the United States and to the rest of the international community that this move by the Indian government is permanent. It's going to be sustainable and it's not going to be taken back.

I'm sure they will be reviewing their portfolios. Most of them are in dollar-denominated assets. They'll want to see how vulnerable it is to the U. S. Congress. It'll be more difficult to finalize an investment proposal that involves an American bank or an American asset.

I don't have Bob Torricelli's experience. I haven't had my office raided by the F.B.I. I don't have the Senate ethics committee plowing through a file from the U.S. attorney's office.

in the hope the Senate will act on your nomination by February.

They do not have a right to buy more democracy than the rest of us. All levels of government would be for sale to the highest bidder.

We deeply regret the 1998 conduct, which has resulted in a federal misdemeanor charge. We take seriously our responsibilities to abide by all the laws governing our business practices and are committed to ensuring our employees' actions reflect the highest legal and ethical standards of conduct. Although the government has not charged Lilly with any unlawful intent, we will continue to take steps designed to assure that Lilly's promotional activities remain fully compliant.

(I support efforts) to limit the terms of the members of Congress, especially members of the House and members of the Senate

Though no one wants war, Congress needed to give the President the authority he needs to protect America while encouraging the use of diplomacy and negotiations to try and arrive at a peaceful solution to this problem.

I'm not against ratings per se. I think more information is always good. But I certainly don't think the government has to step in and set guidelines for how shows should be rated.

I'm a believer that we do not have enough air on these miners to get them safely out of harm's way. That's what the government should be guaranteeing.

It's good to see the players' union moving in the right direction. But it remains to be seen whether this is good enough for members of Congress.

Congress hadn't planned on providing funds to resolve all the scientific uncertainties this year, ... But if we don't want to see a repeat of this disaster, the restorations we thought might take decades must now be completed in years.

We pride ourselves on operating legally. Now the Interior Department is claiming it has the power to cancel royalty relief granted by Congress.

So this has been a battle of ideas, ... This has been a battle of institutions. We recognize that there are certain fundamental things that you have to do collectively through government. But it is through the free market that the ingenuity of individual creators and enterprises flourishes.

that will ensure that the Congress and the people get an honest budget request.

Doing a background check is still a very manual process, because the government agencies that create the records are largely paper-based systems. I'm not going to deny that there are errors, because in any system that involves human beings or technology, there are going to be errors.

Many people don't agree with that kind of condition, ... We will not condone terrorism, but at the same time we are not with the American government.

In all that people can individually do as well for themselves, government ought not to interfere.

I don't believe in taxing the good people of Kansas, New Hampshire, and California 30 billion on the grounds that otherwise you'll tax them more later. If we actually had saved all the money that advocates of government spending had promised their programs would save, the federal budget would be negative by now.

The manners of women are the surest criterion by which to determine whether a republican government is practicable in a nation or not

Exhortations to obstruct the operations of Government in detail, should; Exhortations to resist all.

When the government has a high budget deficit, it needs to borrow money at a greater rate, which it does by issuing bonds. What you see is the government competing with corporations in the bond market, which means something has to give, ... crowding out effect.

We want the government to act with prudence. ... What is more important, selling our country or holding onto our sovereignty

When people put their ballots in the boxes, they are, by that act, inoculated against the feeling that the government is not theirs. They then accept, in some measure, that its errors are their errors, its aberrations their aberrations, that any revolt will be against them. It's a remarkably shrewd and rather conservative arrangement when one thinks of it.

I thought that everybody would be blaming FEMA, the federal government. But there is a significant amount of blame to place on state and local government. That is probably going to increase as time goes on.

We are seeing no action from our government, no action. We want to make sure that in this age, in 2006, no one is above the law.

The government doesn't really want to win this case because the government wants to curry favor with the Cuban community.

One of the most critical issues facing agriculture right now is the immigration reform that was just taken up by the U. S. Senate Judiciary Committee. The House passed an immigration bill at the end of 2005 that could be very harmful to agriculture.

The worst thing in this world, next to anarchy, is government.

I really do inhabit a system in which words are capable of shaking the entire structure of government, where words can prove mightier than ten military divisions.

Well, I mean, Congress did originally set the formula for the state grants, and they guaranteed every state a minimum formula. So that was a congressional decision.

I don't think this one is going to go away. Members of Congress know they are going to face this issue in November.

As more information comes out now, a terrible truth is becoming evident That government doesn't have evacuation plans,

The founders established a government of checks and balances so nobody could take advantage. As for Hamilton, he set up our banking system.