Domestic Agenda Quotes

Foreign policy begins with domestic policy.

Presidents are not only the country's principal policy chief, shaping the nation's domestic and foreign agendas, but also the most visible example of our values.

White House operatives went to great lengths to show Obama shifting focus from wars abroad to domestic issues at home.

A President who wants to focus on domestic affairs must put foreign policy in a framework that Americans understand and that makes them feel secure.

Viable grand strategies need to rest on a wellspring of domestic support.

In a speech earlier today President Bush said if Iraq gets rid of Saddam Hussein, he will help the Iraqi people with food, medicine, supplies, housing, education - anything that's needed. Isn't that amazing? He finally comes up with a domestic agenda - and it's for Iraq. Maybe we could bring that here if it works out.

Different presidents have different strengths, they bring different life experiences.

I never asked the political affiliation of anyone I hired. I looked for brains, judgment, talent, commitment to our domestic agenda, and a willingness to work around the clock.

I confess that when I hear Boris Johnson's slogan let's get Brexit done it sends a chill. Because it's let's get Brexit done so we can focus on the important domestic issues.

We have tended in politics in this country to concentrate on the domestic, on the here and now - the 'what's in it for me'.

Common, ordinary, everyday Democrats, not leftists, there may be - if the agenda gets implemented and this country starts humming on the domestic side and if jobs come back and if the economy gets up to 3% growth and is sustained and the job market expands accordingly and people's wages go up, it won't matter.

A balanced tone on Europe will free us to address in depth the domestic, economic and social agenda which we neglected throughout the last parliament.