The Federal Budget Quotes

Those who analogize the federal budget to a family's budget must know nothing about either. — Robert Reich

The poor have been sent to the front lines of a federal budget deficit reduction war that few other groups were drafted to fight ... — Marian Wright Edelman

We must go through every area of the federal budget to isolate waste and abandoned projects. — James Lankford

If Federal Reserve loans are subsidies, it doesn't show up in the federal budget. — Elizabeth Warren

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

If Congress is unable to do its job and pass a federal budget, then I do not believe we should receive a salary. — David Valadao

The Federal Budget can and should be made an instrument of prosperity and stability, not a deterrent to recovery. — John F. Kennedy

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

I think to balance the budget, probably every federal department has to take cuts in my opinion. — David H. Koch

The federal budget deficit is the biggest single impediment to revitalizing the American economy. — Alice Rivlin

The American people say, 'Don't touch Social Security, don't touch Medicare, don't cut defense.' That's 84 percent of the federal budget. — Kent Conrad

The size of the federal budget is not an appropriate barometer of social conscience or charitable concern. — Ronald Reagan

The federal government cannot maintain a budget surplus any more than an alcoholic can leave a fresh bottle of whiskey untouched in the cupboard. — Ron Paul

Cutting PBS support (0.012% of budget) to help balance the Federal budget is like deleting text files to make room on your 500Gig hard drive — Neil DeGrasse Tyson

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

The outlook for the Federal budget is bleak. — Doug Elmendorf