Christine Gregoire Quotes

Government can't create wealth, but it can create the conditions for private enterprise to flourish.

We have accepted there is a big role for government to create a framework where businesses can grow in all parts of the country.

I know how businesses work and what government can do to help lay a strong foundation for the private sector.

GE sells more than 96 percent of its products to the private sector, where America's future must be built. But government can help business invest in our shared future.

I was criticized at some level within the Republican Party by those who say government should not be in the economic development business at all. My response is that the only country I know that doesn't have an economic development plan is Papa New Guinea.

Job creation requires a business friendly environment with a tax structure that is not punitive and a state government designed for efficient use of fewer tax dollars.

Government never of itself furthered any enterprise, but by the alacrity with which it got out of its way.

It's not government that creates jobs; it's small business. Our job is to make sure they have the access to capital, the access to contracting opportunities, and the help, advice and mentoring that they need to go out and be successful.

Government is not the generator of economic growth; working people are.

You're not going to build private-sector jobs if you don't like business people.

I'm interested in giving business an opportunity by improving the tax environment to invest and grow with Pennsylvania, to expand and put more money in capital investment and creating jobs.

It is absolutely clear that government plays a key role, as a catalyst, in promoting long-run growth.

Any government has to be friendly with investors and the business community. They provide jobs, new investments; they keep the country running.

As President Bush has said on numerous occasions, it is the government's role to create the conditions, the friendly environment, that will attract capital.

My own belief is that the way we grow the economy, create jobs, create wealth is in the private sector. The government doesn't do that.

I think one of the strengths of Wisconsin's economy is it's diversity - and in making sure that we're doing everything we can to have a state government that's responsive to that and being here and encouraging people to expand their businesses here.

What we lack is a good, strong business climate with lower taxes, fairer regulation.

We must never forget that it is the private sector - not government - that is the engine of economic opportunity. Businesses, particularly small businesses, flourish and can provide good jobs when government acts as a productive partner.

But economic recovery must be earned. And it will be earned by entrepreneurs and it will be earned by small businesses.

Small businesses are the number one job creators in America. Therefore, it is important that the federal government creates an environment that helps them succeed, not one that sets them up to fail.

There is so much uncertainty out there, and the government in Washington doesn't seem to get it. What's needed is a new business environment.

Many people think that the U.S. is ahead in the frontier technology sectors as a result of private sector entrepreneurship. It's not. The U.S. federal government created all these sectors.

The government can help, but we need to make this transition now to a recovery led by private investment, private.

I am not saying that government has nothing to offer. Government has an important role in fostering an environment conducive to business creation while also protecting its citizens. These are not mutually exclusive.

The essential job of government is to facilitate, not frustrate, job development.