Lawrence O'Bryan Branch Quotes

The delicate duty of devising schemes of revenue should be left where the Constitution has placed it—with the immediate representatives of the people.

A healthy national infrastructure requires not just competent engineers but also a government—and a public—willing to pay for it.

We should reduce total government spending as a percentage of the economy. The left wants to focus on the deficit so they can take us away from the focus on spending as a percentage of the economy.

I had learned what wealth was, and a great deal about production and exchange for myself in the early history of South Australia - of the value of machinery, of roads and bridges, and of ports for transport and export.

You and I come by road or rail, but economists travel on infrastructure.

I believe Mexico should dedicate 100% of its oil revenues to developing human capital and technological development. None of us politicians should be able to touch that money.

I would not waste time, as Senator Gillibrand does, on things such as dictating a national minimum driving age and sponsoring a 'National Day of Play.' I'd help New Yorkers understand that we get less in value from Washington than what we send there in taxes.

... a better government: more complete security of property; moderate taxes; a more permanent ... tenure of land ... the introduction of foreign arts ... and the introduction of foreign capital, which renders the increase of production no longer exclusively on the thrift or providence of the inhabitants themselves.

We at the local government are not allowed to vote for the programs. We are required to pay for them.

Railways are my politics.

It is not the owner of stage-coaches who builds railways.

The subjects of every state ought to contribute towards the support of the government, as nearly as possible, in proportion to their respective abilities, that is, in proportion to the revenue which they respectively enjoy under the protection of the state.

A government may only govern so long as the people, through their representatives, vote it the money to carry on.

In my home state of Indiana, we prove every day that you can build a growing economy on balanced budgets, low taxes, even while making record investments in education and roads and health care.

Taxes are an important tool for us together with infrastructure investments, research, and development to create more jobs.

Provision of facilities to the masses is linked with the collection of taxes.

Every pound that comes into the Exchequer was earned by someone through hard work, and could have been used for a new car, a holiday or a treat for the children. It means I have a responsibility to make sure that all public spending is justified.

Doing something about infrastructure is something I would like to see while I'm governor.

To give him his credit, I never thought I'd say this, but Donald Trump was talking about the importance of investing in jobs and infrastructure and in the economies across the country, not just the main cities, and that's right.

Scott Walker has repeatedly failed to address our crumbling bridges and highways, which rank as some of the worst in the country, forcing communities to tax themselves even more to pay for basic road maintenance.

In a climate where governments are limited in what they can spend, trade and investment offer a path to fiscally responsible growth.

We have to diversify our economy. We have to create jobs. We have to focus on education, more training programmes.

Airships could be part of the answer to Africa's infrastructure woes - if the financial challenges are overcome.

The decisions MPs make as our representatives affect every aspect of our daily lives, from energy bills to the quality of our hospitals, schools and emergency services.

The federal, state, and local governments are involved in virtually every aspect of business.