Political Quotes

Lamar Alexander: “Governing is about setting priorities, and given our current fiscal constraints--especially on non-defense spending--we…”

On the recordFebruary 23, 2016
Governing is about setting priorities, and given our current fiscal constraints--especially on non-defense spending--we are going to have to make some hard decisions this year to make sure the highest priorities are funded.
Said by
Lamar Alexander
Republican · Tennessee

Editor's note · Context

Emphasizes the need for prioritization in budgeting due to fiscal constraints.

Share

More from Lamar Alexander

Dec 2, 2020

He told me that he had substantial reason to believe the governor was about to release one or more persons from the state prisons who were the targets of the United States investigation into payoffs to release people from our prisons. He…

msnbc.com
Sep 26, 2022

A similar proposal was included in the discussion draft of the Lower Health Care Costs Act, released by Senators Lamar Alexander and Patty Murray.

congress.gov
Nov 20, 2020

If there is any chance whatsoever that Joe Biden will be the next president, and it looks like he has a very good chance, the Trump administration should provide the Biden team with all the transition materials, resources, and meetings…

msnbc.com
Sep 23, 2020

You're saying that, based on the preliminary indications from your serological testing and studies, that as many as 90 percent of Americans are still -- still haven't had the virus yet?

msnbc.com

Other voices in this conversation