Political Quotes

Marshall Sanford: I have got friends back home that said, ``Mark, are you all a bunch of green-eye-shade-covered accountant types in…

On the recordApril 21, 1999
I have got friends back home that said, ``Mark, are you all a bunch of green-eye-shade-covered accountant types in Washington, or are you not the guys that are cutting spending in Washington, taking stuff away from people?'' ... All we are trying to do is keep the two equal. In other words, if Washington is getting a pay raise, it ought to be equal with what folks are doing back home, not above that.
Said by
Marshall Sanford
South Carolina

Editor's note · Context

Discussing government spending and the disparity between Washington's spending growth and income growth at home.

Share

More from Marshall Sanford

Feb 13, 2018

I think that this budget perpetuates this myth that we can balance the budget without impacting entitlements.

congress.gov
Aug 9, 2023

It shows the danger of Donald Trump in my mind, because what it says is somebody as highly elected as Kevin McCarthy will twist himself in knots to stay relevant with the Trump base.

transcripts.cnn.com
Jul 24, 2018

The idea of Canada being a national security threat is something that doesn't make a whole lot of sense in anybody's book.

transcripts.cnn.com
Jun 12, 2018

Are we the party of Donald J. Trump or are we the party of the ideals of conservative philosophy, market principle, limited government that we've always been about for a long time?

transcripts.cnn.com

Other voices in this conversation