Cindy Hyde-Smith Quotes

As a taxpayer, I want to assure you that Republicans are doing everything we can to reduce wasteful spending.

Every penny we spend comes from the taxpayer. We thus owe it to the taxpayer to work as hard managing that money wisely as the taxpayer must do to earn it in the first place.

Keeping a lid on taxes is not just good for the taxpayer. It's a powerful way to force government to be more accountable, set priorities and spend smarter. Let me repeat that: more accountable, set priorities and spend smarter - that's what we need to be about.

My slogan when I ran was that there is no such thing as government money, there is only taxpayer's money, and that cut pretty deep.

Government ... simply has no bottom line.

We must raise resources by curbing wasteful expenditure. That's why I resolved that the hooter culture, where VIPs are provided red-beacon cars at taxpayers' expense, must end.

As Chief Secretary to the Treasury, my first responsibility is to the taxpayer.

The American people expect their government to manage their hard-earned tax dollars responsibly.

We have a responsibility to be responsible stewards of tax dollars.

You know, even people who talk about cutting spending and they go 'That's not the spending that I was actually talking about that you're supposed to be cutting.' Well, we have to be looking across the board.

We are not spending the Federal Government's money, we are spending the taxpayer's money, and it must be spent n a way which guarantees his money's worth and yields the fullest possible benefit to the people being helped.

Spending is not caring. Spending is what politicians do instead of caring. Spending more does not guarantee success. Politicians like to measure spending because it is easier than measuring actual metrics of accomplishment.

Every government program needs to be more efficient. Instead of pointing out how other programs can tighten their belts, every program administrator must look inward to save money.

The president's budget request today demonstrates his unwillingness to come clean on the true costs of his agenda. A penny saved is not a penny earned if at the end of the day you still owe a quarter.

Instead of raising taxes as some would insist, we need to reduce waste and inefficiency in government.

He told people he’d run Arizona like a business. Every Arizonan has been praying that he didn’t mean his business.

I did not come into government to win an award as the great accountant in the sky and balance budgets.

Prioritizing spending and maximizing the effectiveness of taxpayer dollars is absolutely essential. We must draw the line, realigning programs when necessary and also eliminating failed programs.

I'm gonna watch the taxpayers' money like I was elected to do.

I know as well as anyone that the American people want to know that their hard-earned dollars are being spent wisely by government officials.

I think one thing that Montanans all agree on, whether you're Republican or Democrat, is they want money spent appropriately.

To simply argue that public spending must always go up and never be cut is irresponsible.

We are saving taxpayers' money, I believe I am doing a very good job at mayor.

I hate the idea of anyone thinking that I don't put a lot of thought about the cost to taxpayers. I make our ministers travel to events in vans to pool together.

We represent the people's money, and we have to be good stewards of that.