Quotes
Senator Tom Coburn (R-OK)
“With estimates showing the disability trust fund will be unable to pay full benefits as early as 2015, it is time for SSA to take action to protect the program for those who are truly unable to work…”
Chris Christie, Governor of New Jersey
“The rule for effective governance is simple. It is one Ronald Reagan knew by heart. And one that he successfully employed with Social Security and the Cold War. When there is a problem, you fix it. That is the job…
Marco Rubio (R-FL)
“Here’s what I know to be true: The American free-enterprise system is the only economic system in human history where anyone from anywhere can accomplish anything, where people through hard work and sacrifice can achieve a better life. It has…
Sylvia Burwell – White House Office of Management and Budget Director
“At this time, agencies should be updating their plans for operations in the absence of appropriations.” Excerpted from memo comments addressing the possibility of a government shutdown at the end of the month.
Rep. Sam Johnson (R-TX)
“It’s just plain wrong that those receiving disability benefits who want to work are sentenced to a lifetime of near poverty with no way out.” U.S. Congressman Sam Johnson (R-TX), Chairman of the House Committee on Ways and Means Subcommittee on…
Adlai Ewing Stevenson (1900–65)
“As citizens of this democracy, you are the rulers and the ruled, the law-givers and the law-abiding, the beginning and the end.”
House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio
“This year the federal government will bring in more revenue than any year in the history of our government, and yet we will still have nearly a $700 billion budget deficit. We have a spending problem. It must be addressed,…
Mitch McConnell, Jr. (R-KY)
We need to strengthen and save Social Security for today’s workers. If we don’t act now, this system, born out of the New Deal, will become a bad deal.
Ben Carson
“We get out of life what we put into it. The way we treat others is the way we ourselves get treated.” ― Ben Carson, Think Big: Unleashing Your Potential for Excellence
Thomas Sowell
“Elections should be held on April 16th- the day after we pay our income taxes. That is one of the few things that might discourage politicians from being big spenders.”