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Discretionary Spending Quotes By David Price

And so we go over the cliff fiscally, and our Republican friends try to pin the blame on discretionary domestic spending, including spending for security. We pass budget resolutions that fall far short. — David Price

Discretionary Spending Quotes By Bliss Carman

Over the shoulders and slopes of the dune I saw the white daisies go down to the sea, A host in the sunshine, an army in June, The people God sends us to set our heart free. — Bliss Carman

Discretionary Spending Quotes By Brian Baird

Governing isn't as easy as you think. Many of you have taken pledges that are contradictory - to balance the budget and cut taxes, for example. You must be honest about the numbers, since our annual deficit now exceeds all discretionary spending combined. — Brian Baird

Discretionary Spending Quotes By Kurt Vonnegut

I performed what was perhaps the most obscenely intimate physical act of my life. I gave birth to a broken, querulous little old man by doing this: by putting on my civilian clothes. There — Kurt Vonnegut

Discretionary Spending Quotes By J.D. Salinger

If you're supposed to sock somebody in the jaw, and you sort of feel like doing it, you should do it. I'm just no good at it, though. I'd rather push a guy out the window or chop his head off with an ax than sock him in the jaw. — J.D. Salinger

Discretionary Spending Quotes By Craig L. Thomas

It is being alleged that the Federal Government is 'cutting' spending. In fact, we are not 'cutting' anything. Defense spending under this budget would rise by 4.3 percent over last year. Other discretionary spending would also rise. — Craig L. Thomas

Discretionary Spending Quotes By John Spratt

Domestic discretionary spending on education and health care and the environment has been growing at 2 to 3 percent a year. He says we have to rein it in, but he ignores the spending category that is the big spike in the budget. — John Spratt

Discretionary Spending Quotes By Clint Eastwood

The reason I don't retire is that I learn something new every day. The brain has to be exercised the same as the rest of the body. It's about expanding, constantly pushing yourself. — Clint Eastwood

Discretionary Spending Quotes By Michael Shannon

Let's point out the elephant in the room: Actor bands are not notoriously successful enterprises. I can't think of any. — Michael Shannon

Discretionary Spending Quotes By Eric Cantor

The American people elected us here to cut spending so we can create an environment for jobs in America. The House has acted. We have demonstrated that we want to see spending, discretionary spending, brought down to levels of 2008. We've seen no counteraction. We have seen no position that has been expressed by the other side at all. — Eric Cantor

Discretionary Spending Quotes By Chris Hedges

U.S. military spending, which consumes half of all discretionary spending, has had a profound social and political cost. Bridges and levees collapse. Schools decay. Domestic manufacturing declines. Trillions in debt threaten the viability of the currency and the economy. The poor, the mentally ill, the sick, and the unemployed are abandoned. Human suffering is the price for victory, which is never finally defined or attainable. — Chris Hedges

Discretionary Spending Quotes By Jacob Lew

In the budget, the president will call for a five-year freeze on discretionary spending other than for national security. This will reduce the deficit by more than $400 billion over the next decade and bring this category of spending to the lowest share of our economy since Dwight Eisenhower was president. — Jacob Lew

Discretionary Spending Quotes By Sandra Tsing Loh

Here are the top three global resources getting scarcer in the twenty-first century: ozone layer, rain forest, people eager to read the fiction of others. That's right, folks. For the first time in I believe written history, there are far more fiction writers on earth than fiction readers. — Sandra Tsing Loh

Discretionary Spending Quotes By Tim Young

The point is that this is not only for the rich; it is for those who prioritize healthy, naturally raised food over other discretionary spending. — Tim Young

Discretionary Spending Quotes By Dale Bumpers

Does it sound outrageous to you that military spending for fiscal year 2000 will be almost $290 billion and all other domestic discretionary spending, such as education, job training, housing, Amtrak, medical research, environment, Head Start and many other worthwhile programs will total $246 billion, the biggest disparity in modern times ? — Dale Bumpers

Discretionary Spending Quotes By Richard Hastings

We had a strong back-to-school season and discretionary spending on low-priced items has trended higher. These are good indications for Halloween, which typically sets the tone for the rest of the holiday shopping season. — Richard Hastings

Discretionary Spending Quotes By Robert M. Gates

Defense is not like other discretionary spending. — Robert M. Gates