Jennifer Granholm Quotes

Obviously, the domestic need is to shape an economic policy that assures long-term healthy economic growth and a reassertion of American competitiveness in international competition.

As the economy faces such difficulties, more tough questions need to be asked about what the Tories would do if elected. Their ideology of free markets and small government needs challenging. That has to be part of our job.

Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan understand that government does not create jobs. Entrepreneurs do.

Mitt Romney, you can criticize him for a lot of things, and that's fair, but he knows how the economy works.

I believe - I'm not a political expert, but I believe there is a broad consensus, a middle ground if you will, that Democrats and Republicans, business people and workers can agree on, to get this - the economy growing faster, getting people back to work.

We want a strong, vibrant economy for Britain so that we can set out a clear and affordable alternative programme for government.

American businesses deserve a federal government that doesn't stand in their way, not one that tries to chase them overseas.

Certainly, the job of a U.S. senator is to create a climate conducive to creating jobs, which is lower taxes and less government regulation. What Harry Reid has been doing is putting forward those policies that actually put more regulation on business.

I think Mr. Obama is a disaster for business and a disaster for the United States. Not that Mr. Romney would be much better, but the Republicans understand the problem of excessive debt better than Mr. Obama, who basically doesn't care about piling up debt.

Instead of focusing on growing jobs and reigniting our economy, President Obama focused on growing government and tried to remake the United States into the image of the debt-laden countries of Europe. His approach has been more spending, more regulation, and higher taxes.

I was a Mitt Romney Republican because he was pro-business.

What Democrats haven't focused on are the kind of policies that would promote economic growth - such as making permanent the 2001/2003 tax cuts, opening up federal lands to more energy production, and reforming government to reduce its burden on business.

Economic growth is the most important initiative every governor faces.

What the Obama administration's policies have really been oriented towards have always been towards providing benefits continuing consumption. What this country needs really is a policy which stresses investments.

Ways and Means is the committee that tackles the big issues that affects people's lives and their jobs in a major way.

It's not that other countries steal jobs from you guys. It's your strategy. Distribute the money and things in a proper way.

Government does not create jobs, but it can help set the table for economic growth with the right policies.

We need national economic policies that have been shown to work at the state level.

I like Mitt Romney as a person. I think he's a dignified person. But I have no common ground on economics. He doesn't worry about the Federal Reserve. He doesn't worry about foreign policy. He doesn't talk about civil liberties, so I would have a hard time to expect him to ever invite me to campaign with him.

I watched Reagan turn around the country by lowering taxes and controlling spending, and I'm applying the same principles.

People listen to me, and they hear about a government they want, a government... that will cut spending, cut taxes, that will focus on private-sector job creation.

Leading economists have shown that by shrinking Texas, we can actually create more income for Texas in the long run.

My goal in life is to get the federal government down to half its present size and under control, and then I can write murder mysteries.

At the same time, Clinton was doing a lot things right, like the economy.

I don't think the deficit of the country is a Republican issue or a Democratic issue. I think it's a country issue. I don't think worrying about the reindustrialization of America is a Republican or Democratic issue.