Policymaking Quotes

We've had members [of the Fed's top policymaking committee] come and go, but it's really been Greenspan's committee. And he has secured persistent, stable, low inflation. - Mickey Levy

Today, many Europeans see the EU as a remote bureaucracy built by the political elite; a process unconnected with ordinary people... They want greater openness in this process and, quite rightly, they want to have their say in EU policymaking. - Margot Wallstrom

The challenge in policymaking is to take all the steps we can to help avoid unnecessary costs, to help people save money, to drive costs down wherever possible. That's the way to have both affordability and better and better health care. - Mark McClellan

OPAC is the policymaking board, ... ODFW is for the implementation. - David Allen

It seems wiser to consolidate the policymaking and the funding allocation responsibilities in the same body... When you have multiple boards existing in a climate of dysfunction, you lose accountability. - Gary Waters

For those who are turned on by good economics and rigorous debate about economic policymaking, this is it . - Mickey Levy

America's downgrade may serve as a wakeup call for its policymakers. It is an unambiguous and loud signal of the country's eroding economic strength and global standing. It renders urgent the need to regain the initiative through better economic policymaking and more coherent governance. - Mohamed El-Erian

A stronger focus on quality public policymaking and less distraction of personalities would be a sufficient and important contribution I can make. - Jay Weatherill