Jeff Flake Quotes & Sayings

Many of the earmark request forms are actually filled out by lobbyists and then just turned in by the member's staff to the appropriations committee. — Jeff Flake

This Congress is out of control and in desperate need of adult supervision. — Jeff Flake

These are people who wanted to provide for their family and wanted a better life. We've got to have a secure border. But we've also, we've got to act compassionately and recognize labor markets as well ... I've never thought that it's [path to citizenship] a bad thing. If somebody is going to be here for 20, 30 years, to give them some skin in the game, if you will, to hold out the prospect of citizenship. — Jeff Flake

This isn't all going to be done in one day, either. — Jeff Flake

I feel at some point that the farm state politics will overwhelm the Florida politics. — Jeff Flake

I'm also particularly pleased that there is bipartisan support to include the input of border communities. Not only will security be strengthened according to Washington, D.C., but border communities will have a say as well. — Jeff Flake

It's going to take a while for some of these things. — Jeff Flake

The country is facing a fiscal crisis, and the United States Senate is at the center of the debate about how to bring federal spending under control. — Jeff Flake

For one, I think as a missionary you gotta be stubborn. And you gotta try to be persuasive. — Jeff Flake

There are some Republicans who say that any time you raise new revenue, you have to have a tax cut to match it. I am not one of those Republicans. — Jeff Flake

Our government shouldn't tell us where to travel and where not to travel. — Jeff Flake

Certainly the policy is right and good politics usually follow good policy. — Jeff Flake

After September 11, it became unpatriotic to question any homeland-security or defense spending, and that let things get out of control. — Jeff Flake

Senator Jon Kyl has given all of the eventual candidates in this race an excellent model of how to best serve Arizona and the country. He's set the bar extremely high, and I'll do my best to meet that standard. — Jeff Flake

If we can't have the courage to tell our constituents, hey, we've got to cut back, then if we can point to something and say, I would like to vote for more benefits for you, but this balanced budget amendment or statutory spending cap or whatever the device is, is preventing me from doing it. — Jeff Flake