Brian Riedl Quotes

Yes, it's true that earmarks are only 1 percent of all federal spending, but earmarks have a cultural effect on Congress that is much larger than their cost. It fuses Congress together with lobbyists and creates a culture of government spending as a means to re-election, which bleeds into other areas. - Brian Riedl

Why do they need special treatment to get a grant? - Brian Riedl

What that means is those costs are being passed down to our children - with interest. - Brian Riedl

This ... bill threatens to become another symbol of irresponsible runaway spending. - Brian Riedl

There is no shortage of candidates for elimination. There is only the shortage of political will to make the difficult decisions. - Brian Riedl

There are precious few legislative days before the election. - Brian Riedl

The White House always says it's [due to] defense and homeland security...but even without defense and homeland security it's record spending. The brakes are off everywhere. - Brian Riedl

The Senate is clearly dragging its feet on spending reform. Some senators have called for instead reversing the tax cuts. - Brian Riedl

Page 1 of 4

Next -> Last ->>