Mick Mulvaney Quotes

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

Treat each federal dollar as if it was hard earned; it was - by a taxpayer.

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.

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.

Congress is not an ATM

Congress must simply do more to eliminate waste and be good stewards of taxpayer dollars.

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.

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

I just want the state fixed, and I just want to do the right thing for the taxpayers.

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.

It is time for us to insist that we are accountable for the money that we are spending.

The taxpayers deserve accountability.

I believe - we all pay taxes. I'm happy to pay it, but I hate to have it abused, money wasted, no accountability. That's going to bother you.

While our nation faces many challenges that must be met regarding homeland security and our military readiness, it is imperative that we live within our means and wisely spend taxpayer dollars.

What I don't want to become numb to is wasting those taxpayer dollars.

Staff expands to fill the office space available.... The basic obligation of Congress is to the tax payers, not to its own creature comforts.

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

Government ... simply has no bottom line.

Economy in government does not mean spending little ... It means spending what you have and spending it well.

Government does not have basic business sense.

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 don't take lightly ever putting the taxpayer on the line to support an institution.

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