Cory Gardner Quotes

The American people expect their government to manage their hard-earned tax dollars responsibly.

Treat each federal dollar as if it was hard earned; it was - by a taxpayer.

Every penny we spend comes from the taxpayer. We thus owe it to the taxpayer to work as hard managing that money wisely as the taxpayer must do to earn it in the first place.

My slogan when I ran was that there is no such thing as government money, there is only taxpayer's money, and that cut pretty deep.

We are not spending the Federal Government's money, we are spending the taxpayer's money, and it must be spent n a way which guarantees his money's worth and yields the fullest possible benefit to the people being helped.

I believe - we all pay taxes. I'm happy to pay it, but I hate to have it abused, money wasted, no accountability. That's going to bother you.

Taxpayers should be able to see where their money is being spent and what impact it is having.

We represent the people's money, and we have to be good stewards of that.

As Chief Secretary to the Treasury, my first responsibility is to the taxpayer.

Folks across the spectrum wants more efficient management of their tax dollars.

It is time for us to insist that we are accountable for the money that we are spending.

All the states are required, either by constitution or by statute, to have balanced budgets - they're not able to print money. So they have to focus on establishing priorities.

Keeping a lid on taxes is not just good for the taxpayer. It's a powerful way to force government to be more accountable, set priorities and spend smarter. Let me repeat that: more accountable, set priorities and spend smarter - that's what we need to be about.

I have long believed taxpayers make better use of their money than the government ever could.

Government ... simply has no bottom line.

Economy in government does not mean spending little ... It means spending what you have and spending it well.

I did not come into government to win an award as the great accountant in the sky and balance budgets.

I'm gonna watch the taxpayers' money like I was elected to do.

I'm for a balanced budget now.

The tax money belongs to the taxpayers. It doesn't belong to the bureaucracy. And government is not a welfare system.

The IRS isn't the only agency using taxpayer dollars for big bonuses.

Taxpayers need to know if they are getting value for their tax dollar.

Congress must simply do more to eliminate waste and be good stewards of taxpayer dollars.

Budgets can make or break reputations and governments.

My goal is to give our taxpayers greater access and visibility into how their taxpayer dollars are being spent.