Eric Cantor Quotes

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

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

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.

Congress is not an ATM

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

The role of the president is to take care of your money, and that's what I intend to do.

We design our own programmes; we take leadership. Of course the donors come in to support us, to complement our efforts. Our responsibility to the donors is about accountability: about how we use that money. If somebody gives you his money, definitely he will be interested in knowing how you spend the money.

All the states are required, either by constitution or by statute, to have balanced budgets - they're not able to print money. So they have to focus on establishing priorities.

We need earmark reform, and when I'm President, I will go line by line to make sure that we are not spending money unwisely.

Rather than waiting to restore fiscal responsibility after we pass legislation, we must work to ensure we remain committed to it as we draft legislation.

At a time when we're having to take such difficult decisions about how to cut back without damaging the things that matter the most, we should strain every sinew to cut error, waste and fraud.

A budget is a moral document.

You may think my business is to make appropriations, but it is not. It is to prevent their being made.

Under no circumstances will I allow expenditures upon works not clearly national.

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

Actively search for spending bills that I can veto as a sign of … financial stewardship.

The budget doesn't have much control over the government. Then again, the government doesn't have much control over the budget.

I look forward to being a voice of reason in fighting for transparent and accountable budgets.

I am mindful of my responsibilities as state treasurer, and I will not shirk those responsibilities.

What's really important to me is that we have fiscally responsible balanced budgets.

You can save a lot of money when you have responsible and bold policies that are in line with our principles, and we are telling the truth to Canadians.

Economy does not lie in sparing money, but in spending it wisely.

Being lectured by the president on fiscal responsibility is a little bit like Tony Soprano talking to me about law and order in this country.

Remarkably, there are leaders in Washington who don't understand why it's so important for us to have a budget.

Fiscal discipline is a priority in Romania, and we have already proven we are committed and able to make real progress in this area.