Political Quotes

On the recordAugust 7, 2012
I would say to you under Obama's ideology it is absolutely true that he would be comfortable sending a lot of people checks for doing nothing.
Said by
Newt Gingrich
Republican · Georgia

Editor's note · Context

Gingrich expresses his belief that under Obama's ideology, welfare checks would be given without work requirements.

Share

More from Newt Gingrich

Jul 19, 2022

I think we are totally unprepared in Washington for thinking through the implications of the largest debt holder in the world suddenly deliberately raising interest rates.

congress.gov
Aug 12, 2022

Former Republican speaker of the House, Newt Gingrich, compared the FBI to the east German secret police, calling them the American Stasi.

msnbc.com
Jul 19, 2022

I actually agree with the approach of listen, learn, help, and lead.

congress.gov
Mar 15, 2025

Well, I think you always have to look at the danger of conflicts of interest with anybody. But at the same time, I would say that one of the virtues of being as wealthy as he is, is he hardly needs to rig the game.

cbsnews.com

Other voices in this conversation