Mark Meadows Quotes

I will veto again and again until spending is brought under control.

Congress must demonstrate fiscal responsibility.

Washington, D.C., could learn a few budget lessons from Florida. The contrast between our state and the nation's capital is remarkable.

I am a governor who left office with a smaller general fund budget than when we started.

Basically, I'm a fiscal conservative.

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.

The budget is tight, and that is exactly where we want it to be and where we need it to be.

As American families and businesses have been forced to tighten their belts, Washington has refused to do the same.

Mr. Obama's choices show how fundamentally unserious he is about deficit reduction and spending restraint.

We're going to have to control the spending of government.

Now make no mistake, I think we need a strong dose of fiscal conservatism in Washington, D.C.

The President has a short time to let people know that he is serious about getting spending under control.

Like Ike [President Eisenhower] did. Talk economy and then spend away.

Washington has to stop spending money we don’t have for projects we don’t want.

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

I've been a conservative when it comes to budgeting issues and streamlining government.

Increased spending, all these favors that we got to do for people - it's got to stop.

I think anybody who looks at my record will say I've been trying to cut government spending and make government live more like families do.

When people talk about conservative government, that's it in a nutshell. We're using taxpayers' money like we would use our own. We're holding in the reins during good times so we're prepared during bad times.

I'm coming to Washington, D.C., to do the people's work. And the people's work has to do with reducing spending and cutting budgets and, and trying to get a grip on the size of government.

We Hoosiers hold to some quaint notions. Some might say we 'cling' to them, though not out of fear or ignorance. We believe in paying our bills. We have kept our state in the black throughout the recent unpleasantness, while cutting rather than raising taxes, by practicing an old tribal ritual - we spend less money than we take in.

The American people know that we cannot spend our way to prosperity.

I have said, with respect to authorization bills, that I do not want the Congress or the country to commit fiscal suicide on the installment plan.

Cutting budget deficits can never be just an exercise in economics.

I came to Congress to help reduce spending.