Andrew Natsios Quotes

We don't spend money properly in Washington, D.C. We jump these massive bills to massive bills.

A trillion here, a trillion there and pretty soon you're talking about real money.

I was able to promote a strong defense budget when it could have been cut a lot more severely.

Politicians have a natural inclination to spend in general, even as they disagree fiercely about what, specifically, to spend on.

Congress is not an ATM

Washington knows how to spend money.

We ought to prioritize national disasters... in a fiscally responsible way.

To a certain extent, I have to be the president's bad cop from time to time. I have to look people in the eye and tell them, 'No, we don't have enough money for that.' That is not a very popular thing to do in Washington.

We got plenty of money in Washington. What we need is more priority.

What would you think of a person who earned $24,000 a year but spent $35,000? Suppose on top of that, he was already $170,000 in debt. You'd tell him to get his act together - stop spending so much or he'd destroy his family, impoverish his kids and wreck their future. Of course, no individual could live so irresponsibly for long. But tack on eight more zeroes to that budget and you have the checkbook for our out-of-control, big-spending federal government.

The government and its chiefs do not have the powers of the mythical Santa Claus. They cannot spend except by taking out of the pockets of some people for the benefit of others.

Everyone is always in favour of general economy and particular expenditure.

You know, even people who talk about cutting spending and they go 'That's not the spending that I was actually talking about that you're supposed to be cutting.' Well, we have to be looking across the board.

Every American knows there are government expenses that are absolutely not necessary. I disagree with the very idea that our government is spending $2.4 trillion in the most efficient manner.

I am not one of those who believe that we are bound to vote supplies to cover a deficiency in the treasury whenever called on, without investigating the causes which occasioned it.

Can there not be a limit to the fact that really you need to cut your cloth in accordance with what capabilities and finances you have?

When George W. Bush entered office, the national debt was $5 trillion. When he left, it was $10 trillion. I think the administration spent too much money.

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.

The Pentagon budget, like all government spending, is an expression of priorities.

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

We need earmark reform, and when I'm President, I will go line by line to make sure that we are not spending money unwisely.

We can't have deficit spending in Texas. You have to balance your budget every two years.

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

While our nation faces many challenges that must be met regarding homeland security and our military readiness, it is imperative that we live within our means and wisely spend taxpayer dollars.

States, virtually all of them, have a constitutional requirement to operate on a balanced budget.