Words matter. These are the best Scott Garrett Quotes, and they’re great for sharing with your friends.
The actions of hedge fund managers in exercising their fiduciary responsibilities to their investors is not the reason why Chrysler is in jeopardy.
If we want the banks to lend – and we all do – if we want the economy to expand – and we all do – do you really want to start confining the banks in their ability to make profits in order to generate more capital to lend out to the people?
On the Sandy bill, I did the best I could on waste, fraud and abuse, and then when the final bill comes, you don’t say, ‘Hell, no’ because you didn’t get everything you want in there.
The American public is rightfully asking, ‘Hey, all those funds are coming out of my pocket, so I want to know where they’re going.’
When the former Fed chairman was in, Alan Greenspan was in, there was a saying back in those days that you called the ‘Greenspan put.’ Any time the treasury secretary – for the Fed chairman – said something, the market saw that as good news, and it took off.
You can point fingers on both sides. But only one side ever tried to fix the problem, and that is the Republican side.
Dealing with immigration should originate in Congress. The president should not act unilaterally.
Saving for the future shouldn’t be a privilege for the wealthy.
Our government depends upon the rule of law.
Missile strikes – or any other such action – against a sovereign nation is an act of war.
My priority is ensuring Iran never gets a nuclear weapon.
Dodd-Frank is a direct cause of the economic struggles millions of Americans continue to face today. The law provides so much regulation that it is a burden on the economy.
Elections have consequences.
The House Freedom Caucus has the same agenda today as it did yesterday, and that is to try to address the needs of each of our constituents, address the concerns the voters have been saying they have for a long time.
Every challenger has come forward and said he’s going to challenge me and win because I’m out of touch with the constituents. We run a race, the election comes, and the majority of voters disagree with them.
My view is that we should not be taxing at the Federal level for the things that New Jersey can do for itself.
It is one thing to oppose a bill and say, ‘Well, I’m smarter than the other side and have more wisdom than they do,’ but it is another thing to oppose a law because it violates the very principles upon which this country was founded.
We do know the welfare system, starting in the ’60s, basically encouraged the dissolution of marriage, encouraged families to separate in order to get the benefits.
There will always be waste, fraud, and abuse. That’s just life.
The way it’s supposed to work is you pass a bill out of the House, you pass a bill out of the Senate, you go to conference on it, and you iron out the differences.
If you raise taxes on something, you discourage that activity.
If it’s conservative to say we need to help the middle class, then I’m a conservative.
It’s time to return our education policy back to local communities.
Like all of my colleagues, I believe financial reform is necessary now.
I support anyone who supports what’s in the Republican platform, which includes support for traditional marriage.
I often criticized what President Bush did, but President Obama is Bush’s spending on steroids.
A dramatic spending increase to fund the SEC and the CFTC, as envisioned by the authors of the Dodd-Frank legislation, would further the mindset that our nation’s problems can be solved with more spending, not more efficiency.
New Jersey residents deserve to have their tax dollars spent on transportation and infrastructure projects right here in the Garden State instead of being wasted in Washington.
I said I support anyone’s right to run for public office and will support those people who support positions that’s in the Republican platform.
Somebody made the point with regard to President Obama that, because he tried to do so much so fast, so extreme on health care, on energy, just run down the list, he went to… the fringe elements of his party to satisfy their demands.
When the banks grow to or when these financial institutions grow to such a size that they can’t sustain themselves, or what have you, they have problems, economic problems, or financial problems, they shouldn’t be able to look back to you and I, the taxpayer, to be bailed out.
I am profoundly concerned with the current treatment and status of Madoff fraud victims.
When I went to school, it was radical just to be involved in anything.
It doesn’t matter whether I’m in Hackensack or Hackettstown, the response from the people is the same: They are concerned about jobs, the economy.
I cannot ignore the will of my constituents by supporting a bill that allows President Obama’s executive amnesty plan to continue unchecked.
If you discourage saving and investment, that means you’re walking in the opposite direction of job creation. You’re discouraging good job creation and job growth.
If it doesn’t have a full delay or defund of Obamacare, I know I and many others will not be able to support whatever the leadership proposes.
Unfortunately, since its passage in 1973, the War Powers Resolution has been stripped of its original purpose and has instead served as a temporary, de facto authorization for the executive branch to use military force whenever it deems it necessary.
They always like to put labels on me.
Taxes are just too high – that’s obviously a priority.
