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Obama believes in a big central government, where the federal government controls everything in our lives. That's socialism. — Paul Broun

It is proper that the federal government help alleviate short-term disruptions and price spikes such as those brought about by Hurricane Katrina. — Mel Martinez

Resisting overreaching by the federal government is appropriate and, yes, even patriotic. — Russ Feingold

If we get the federal government out of the classroom, maybe we'll get God back in. — Ronald Reagan

Certainly we can end racism with love. We can demand that the federal government change its emphasis on racial distinction. — Bell Hooks

Child support should do just that - support children, not the federal government. — Paul Ryan

If we're the country that makes Amazon and Facebook and Twitter, why can't the federal government have websites and digital services that are awesome? — Megan Smith

Federal judges are just very reluctant to stick the government with responsibility. — Stewart Udall

The Federal Government is achieving its stated goal of helping more minorities go from being renters to being owners. — Bill Dedman

The first thing the federal government can do to help is get out of the way. — Bob Schaffer

The role of the federal government should be neutral toward culture just as it is toward religion. — Preston Manning

In addition to higher pay, federal government employment is far more secure than private-sector employment. — Jason Chaffetz

As quickly as you start spending federal money in large amounts, it looks like free money. — Dwight D. Eisenhower

There are over 100 entities in the federal government that have something to do with homeland security. — Andrew Card

I think the governors would all agree that what we don't want from the federal government is unfunded mandates. — James Douglas

What we need is not more Federal government, but better local government. — Calvin Coolidge

The general (federal) government will tend to monarchy, which will fortify itself from day to day, instead of working its own cures. — Thomas Jefferson

The backlash against Big Government is an encouraging sign of a growing resistance to the mission creep of federal power. — Bob Barr

The federal government has a responsibility to protect all Americans from potential terrorist attack. — Bob Etheridge

I'm saying the federal government is taking away the freedom of Americans to make choices. — Paul LePage

It is through states that the American people get the job done every day, often in spite of a deeply flawed bureaucratic federal government. — Rick Perry

Things are difficult enough about Iraq without the Federal Government suppressing the truth about Iraq. — Jay Inslee

I do not believe we should shut down the federal government. — Ted Cruz

I am the constitutionally and legitimately elected sheriff, and I absolutely refuse to surrender my responsibility to the federal government. — Joe Arpaio

My politics are of a practical kind - the integrity of the country, the supremacy of the Federal government, an honorable peace, or none at all. — Winfield Scott Hancock

Your federal government needs your money so that it can perform vital services for you that you would not think up yourself in a million years. — Dave Barry

It actually turns out to be much harder to really understand government across state local and federal. — Steve Ballmer

The taxing power of the Federal Government, my dear; the taxing power is sufficient for everything you want and need. — Harlan F. Stone

Under Howard, federal government support for black Australia slowly dried up. Services were slashed, native title restricted. — Richard Flanagan

I believe the states can best govern our home concerns and the federal government our foreign ones. — Thomas Jefferson

The future of healthcare security should include flexibility from the federal government to allow us to serve the state's most vulnerable citizens. — Thomas Vilsack

The economy grows when families can spend money on personal priorities rather than priorities imposed by the federal government. — Mike Crapo

The best solution would be for the federal government to say, 'Yes, we do provide coverage and it's from day one.' — Andrew P. Harris

But at its most official heart, the U.S. Dollar is simply the "I.O.U. a Dollar's worth of Tax credit" promise of our sovereign Federal Government. — J.D. ALT

If 10% is good enough for God, 9% ought to be good enough for the federal government. — Herman Cain

America is now a socialist economy. The definition of a socialist economy is when 50% or more of your economy is dependent on the federal government. — Christine O'Donnell

I've always been fond of the saying that when it comes to oversight and reform, the federal government does two things well: nothing and overreact. — Darrell Issa

The Constitution simply does not authorize the federal government to own any of this land (in the Western states). — Andrew Napolitano

It is time to cut out the mountains of waste and inefficiency and duplication in the federal government. — Mitt Romney

Jeffersonian Democracy simply meant the possession of the federal government by the agrarian masses led by an aristocracy of slave-owning masses. — Charles A. Beard

The fact of the matter is that hope comes from many sources. I think depending on the federal government to be some sort of a savior is false hope. — Tim Scott

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

The federal government should be less important in our lives, not more. — Neal Boortz

I don't want the federal government to rush in and bail the out right away. — Dennis Moore

You've got the federal government in every part of our lives, doing things wrong. — Wayne Rogers

We need sensible gun safety measures. The federal government could do something about this; they could show up. — Michael Nutter

The Federal Government is the people and the budget is a reflection of their need. — John F. Kennedy

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

Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, although they're not officially debt of the federal government, they are off-balance-sheet debt. — John Thune

Above all, ascribe no decent motives to the federal government. Always and everywhere, it is the enemy of truth. — Llewellyn Rockwell

Not only is it possible to do lean startup in federal government, but it's the most effective way to drive change in the federal government. — Todd Park

Many civil rights came about, not when they were passed into law, but because the federal government did what it should and saw them enforced. — Claire McCaskill

American businesses deserve a federal government that doesn't stand in their way, not one that tries to chase them overseas. — Nikki Haley

I have left the federal government and the German Bundestag; I have resigned from all my positions in the Social Democratic Party of Germany. — Gustav Heinemann

The federal government is the balance wheel of the federal system, and the federal system means using counterweights. — Pierre Trudeau

We start with first principles. The Constitution creates a Federal Government of enumerated powers. — William Rehnquist

Whenever the very rich hold views at odds with those of the entire population, the federal government tends to do the rich's bidding. — Timothy Noah

In some environments, safety and truth are natural born enemies. I would think a former employee of the federal government could grasp that concept. — Blake Crouch

It is the policy of the federal government to use all resources at its disposal to make our financial system stronger. — Henry Paulson

We [Federal Government] have tried spending money. We are spending more than we have ever spent before and it does not work. — Henry Morgenthau Jr.

We should have a very limited federal government. — Paul Broun

Why should a city be mandated to do something by the federal government or state government without the money to do it? — Richard M. Daley

There are some power-abusing, corrupt monsters in our federal government that despise me because I have the audacity to speak the truth. — Ted Nugent

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

We are going to put an end to the notion that the American taxpayer exists to fund the Federal Government. — Ronald Reagan

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. — Patricia Schroeder

There is hardly a facet of life that is now free of some sort of federal action. — Millicent Fenwick

The Federal Government is exploiting public fear to redefine the relationship between the rulers and the American people. — James Bovard

It's the federal government's job to secure the border. — Carly Fiorina

The federal government did not create the states; the states created the federal government. — Ronald Reagan

The most valuable function performed by the federal government is entertainment. — Dave Barry

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

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

As far as cutting jobs, you could cut whole agencies out of the federal government and not miss them. — Wayne Rogers

The government, both state and federal, has a duty to be reasonable and accommodating. — John Lewis

My goal in life is to get the federal government down to half its present size and under control, and then I can write murder mysteries. — Grover Norquist

My view is that discrimination against anyone at the ballot box is wrong and should have the full enforcement of the federal government. — Barack Obama

The fundamental challenge is that people like me simply do not trust the federal government any longer. — Chris Stewart

But no one has yet succeeded in reducing the size or scope of the federal government. — James Q. Wilson

The federal government may not disarm individual citizens without some unusually strong justification. — Laurence Tribe

Disaster management should be coordinated by the federal government, .. It is our exact responsibility. — Alcee Hastings

All school districts receive funds from the federal government, through the Department of Education, to support anti-drug education efforts. — John Walters

Communicating with the federal government is like talking to a computer that's crashing. — Steve Kluger

We need an amendment that gives us the right to vote protected by the federal government and the Constitution. — Al Sharpton

I think it's a fundamental responsibility of the federal government to enforce our nation's borders. — Pat Toomey

The federal government is doing less than it is lawfully entitled to do to protect New York City, and the City is less safe as a result. — Raymond Kelly

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

We're facing a natural disaster in the middle of an economic disaster. The federal government has to balance its budget the way our families do. — Nan Hayworth

Once the coffers of the federal government are opened to the public, there will be no shutting them again. — Grover Cleveland

Arizona seeks only to enforce the nominal immigration policy of the United States. Perhaps the federal government should try it sometime. — Rich Lowry

I would absolutely never use the federal government to enforce the law of using marijuana — Ron Paul

There is so much chaos and dysfunction going on with the federal government that Dallas can't wait any longer for federal help. — Laura Miller

Texas has done a very good job of securing their borders with the help of the federal government. California has done a good job. — Jan Brewer

They want the federal government controlling Social Security like it's some kind of federal program. — George W. Bush

Under the law, the government, whether it's state, local or federal, cannot give the Catholic Church or any religious institution money directly. — Ed Rendell

Research is one of the Nation's very greatest resources and the role of the Federal Government in supporting and stimulating it needs to reexamined. — Franklin D. Roosevelt

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

There is no one in the United States over the age of 18 who cannot be indicted for some federal crime. That is not an exaggeration. — John Baker

I should not get Social Security. I think it's a travesty for a man of my success and of my means to get anything from the federal government. — Kenneth Langone

It defies logic that protections against predatory debt collection practices don't apply to debt collectors hired by the federal government. — Cory Booker