Lynne Cheney Quotes

Only in Washington does a decrease in the proposed increase equal a spending cut.

When I get to Washington, I'll know how to cut pork. Washington is full of big spenders. Let's make them squeal.

You know, when Republicans were in charge, we doubled the debt. But, now, our concern is the Democrats are in charge and they're tripling the debt. So, really, our concern is that we want smaller government.

I'd be a lot more excited about eliminating earmarks if we reduced all of the spending by whatever the earmarks used to be, but nobody's, apparently, going to talk about doing that.

Normally, when politicians talk about 'cutting the budget,' they really mean reducing the amount of increase. Actual spending goes up while the politicians claim to have 'cut the budget.'

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

Those who make the most and loudest speeches about deficit reduction are least likely to vote against spending.

The Federal Government has no fiscal policy, for the tail of political expediency has long wagged the dog of prudent policy in Washington.

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

I think it's the broadest source of dissatisfaction amongst Republicans, out-of-control spending.

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 American people are tired of the out-of-control spending, and they want Washington to get their act in order and stop spending money we don't have.

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

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.

The mentality in Washington is, 'Look what our government - what our government can do for the American people.' We've got to get away from that mentality, and realize it's too expensive. We can't afford it.

When you have a country that's been accustomed to government spending at a certain level, it is really hard to ratchet it back.

It is being alleged that the Federal Government is 'cutting' spending. In fact, we are not 'cutting' anything. Defense spending under this budget would rise by 4.3 percent over last year. Other discretionary spending would also rise.

We laugh at liberals who declare that their favorite spending programs should be exempt because the spending is for a noble cause.

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

Even with not having a balanced budget at this time, I support tax cuts. That will help limit spending.

I am a deficit hawk.

When Mr. Obama entered office, he said all the right things about getting Washington spending under control. He even promised to cut the deficit in half by the end of his first term. Obviously, that didn't happen.

Republicans went off track. We were spending too much money.

There is no real justification for a requirement that a budget of any sort should be balanced, except as a rallying point for those who seek to hamstring government.

Coolidge believed that government officials who tell themselves that spending benefits the economy delude themselves and the citizens. Government budgets promote human freedom.