I think the governors would all agree that what we don't want from the federal government is unfunded mandates.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
We should have a very limited federal government.
To cut the federal budget without cutting entitlements is like giving up chocolate-chip cookies and then deciding it's OK to eat the ones that don't have any nuts.
Congress seems to thrive on breaking promises and passing unfunded mandates down to local government. It's really just a matter of priorities.
We need a Federal government that does what the government needs to do and stops doing what the government ought not to be doing.
Private monopolies run by special interests should not get to raise taxes and set regulatory policy for the United States.
I would vote to increase the debt limit if there was a corresponding level of cuts. And if there was some serious talk about a balanced budget amendment, which we as governors always had to deal with.
Instead of raising taxes as some would insist, we need to reduce waste and inefficiency in government.
As Governor, I will direct my Secretary of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services not to distribute federal taxpayer dollars from that department to Planned Parenthood clinics.
I do not believe we should shut down the federal government.
A budget matters to Americans who can't afford to see their taxes go up or lose the jobs that would be destroyed in the process.
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