Roy Blunt Quotes

I am a small-government conservative who clings tenaciously and old-fashionedly to the idea that one ought to have balanced budgets.

Basically, I'm a fiscal conservative.

We expect to foster a conservative governing philosophy consisting of limited government and respect for traditional American virtues.

We've got a strong group of Republicans who are conservatives who know that their jobs aren't finished when they finish their speech.

Our funding is based on our support of ideas like limited government, individual rights and a strong defense.

I'm conservative in my thought. I'm conservative in my theology. I'm conservative in my politics.

Limited government, low taxes, controlled spending and debt, and a restrained regulatory environment make Texas work.

I think that if we get back to some basic fundamental principles, we can make sure that we resolve the issues. And I think that that's what the Tea Party was all about. It's getting back to a constitutional conservative government. And that is limited, but it's also effective and efficient. I think that that's what we'll be able to do.

A Conservative government is necessary. There is no credible alternative.

I do think a focus on fiscal restraint is a central element of the Tea Party, and thank goodness for it!

I've got the conservative ideas for putting our country back on track.

What I owe the Tea Party is to be the conservative voice they elected me to be.

If we continue to cut something with each resolution, I would say we're making steady progress and sending a strong conservative message.

We have proven that conservative principles work: less taxes, less government, and more freedom.

I am a fiscal conservative.

Well, look, I'm as Tea Party as it gets.

For me, I think being a conservative means you are focused on all four key principles: strong defense, lower taxes, less spending, and defending traditional American values.

There was a big difference between Ron Paul and me when it came to the 'no.' His 'no' was philosophical. It was reasoned. It was right. My 'no' actually put a stop to legislation. It cut spending. Mine carried further than just no.

I am an austere president.

Truth be told, except for foreign policy, Ron Paul's voting record and mine are virtually identical and I wear it as a badge of honor.

It is time we passed a balanced budget amendment and return this government to limited spending.

The Republican Party is either going to return to the party of fiscal responsibility and consistent conservative principles as it was under Ronald Reagan, or it will continue down the path of 'sporadic moderation.'

Someone has to stay on the line and say, no, we can do this by cutting spending and reducing the size of government. That's what I was committed to doing.

In a clean break from the Obama years, and frankly from the years before this president, we will keep federal spending at 20 percent of GDP, or less. That is enough. The choice is whether to put hard limits on economic growth, or hard limits on the size of government, and we choose to limit government.

I'm a registered conservative.