Political Quotes

Sam Brownback

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Sam Brownback is a Republican politician who served as the Governor of Kansas from 2011 to 2018. Prior to his governorship, he was a U.S. Senator from Kansas from 1996 to 2011 and a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1995 to 1996. Brownback is known for his conservative positions on social issues and his advocacy for tax cuts and economic development in Kansas. During his tenure as governor, he implemented significant tax reforms aimed at stimulating the state's economy, although these policies faced criticism and led to budgetary challenges.

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Apr 29, 2009

I hope you really watch this, and I am certain you will because these numbers are gargantuan and you know they are gargantuan.

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Apr 20, 2009

heads we win; tails the taxpayer loses.

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Apr 20, 2009

My constituents and, indeed, most Americans, find this situation intolerable.

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Apr 20, 2009

the idea of what we have pursued, that too-big-to-fail has failed.

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Apr 20, 2009

I just want to make sure that we are on this point, that this isn't further disruption in a weakened economy that we already have.

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Apr 20, 2009

My hope is that there will be other members and groups looking in and tuning in to this, because we have got a huge problem and I don't think we are yet headed in the right direction to fix it.

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Apr 20, 2009

Do you believe we still have a solvency problem today?

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Apr 20, 2009

the government's response to date has served to increase confusion in the marketplace rather than to restore order.

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Apr 20, 2009

The rub for me--I am sorry to cut you off, but time is limited--the rub is, people say that will take the economy on down further.

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Apr 20, 2009

And we can do this and the ATM still works when people step up to the ATM, or the credit card still functions across the society?

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Apr 20, 2009

You don't believe this will tank further the United States economy at this point in time?

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