Carl Paladino Quotes

From cutting back on state contracts to reducing the number of state cars, We're making state government smaller, smarter, more efficient, and more accountable.

There are always ways to make government better, always ways to make sure that the taxes of people are better spent.

There's huge opportunities to continue to improve efficiency in the way the government operates and improve the way government provides services to its citizens.

I have kept a steady focus on restoring public faith in our state government since taking office July 1. Now it is time to make even bigger and bolder gains through legislative action.

As a government watchdog, I'm always looking for ways to make government smaller, more efficient, and fairer.

I believe in lower taxes. I believe in more efficient government. I believe in reducing bureaucracy. I believe that we shouldn't have lobbyists who can go in or former government workers who can come back and lobby.

We need to root out the waste and abuse that is rampant in our state agencies. When we do that and grow the economy, we will be able to fund the vital programs and services we need.

I want to hold government accountable and help create a more efficient and effective government.

I feel an independent accountability commission should audit all government services.

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.

Laying the groundwork for smaller, smarter government, especially at the federal level, is going to be tough. But it is essential for getting us back on the path to long-term prosperity.

While we may argue about the size of government, the Republican Party has not been a party that says, 'I want to destroy government.'

Fiscal responsibility and government reform are going to be good themes for governing, well at any time, but particularly coming out of a recovery.

I have my strong views and opinions. I really want to transform Illinois government because this state is failing the taxpayers and the children.

I am committed to working towards a more transparent, accountable, and ethical federal government worthy of the public's trust.

My goal is to cut government in half in twenty-five years, to get it down to the size where we can drown it in the bathtub.

I have a proven record, a record of accomplishment, a record of cutting taxes, of shrinking the government, of reforming education, of challenging the status quo, eliminating career civil service protections, shrinking the government workforce by 11 percent, but leading the nation in job growth.

I think there's been a decline in the public's access to what's being done with their tax dollars, what's being done in their name. I hope that that will be repaired.

Certainly accountability of government is what people are clamoring for; they want to know that when lawmakers make a promise or a proposal, you can actually accomplish it.

It is often said by reformers that government should be conducted upon business principles.

Since 2001, I've done what every elected official should be doing in government right now. My staff and I took a look at the books, thought outside the box and proposed reforms.

The government is just too big, and we have to make it smaller; people are getting lost.

No one has yet succeeded in reducing the size or scope of the federal government.

The more responsibility you can move toward local government, the better of you're going to be … City governments do better than their State governments in terms of accountability.

The only way to make government more efficient is to make it smaller and to make it more local.