Reform Quotes - Page 18

• No subject was more important in the 2014 elections than healthcare, and Republicans in Congress should waste no time in taking decisive action in response to the voters'€™ demands. Obamacare has escalated costs, disrupted coverage, and introduced bad incentives throughout our healthcare system. Congress must repeal Obamacare and send the president a replacement package of reforms that protects freedom and focuses on the real problem with American healthcare -€” affordability.

  Bobby Jindal

  Real, Obamacare, Important

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• The day after Republicans won solid majorities in the House and Senate, House Speaker John Boehner and Senate Majority Leader-to-be Mitch McConnell outlined priorities for the newly elected Congress. High on the list is fundamental tax reform. In addition to overhauling the federal tax code, however, Congress should rein in the Internal Revenue Service.

  Cleta Mitchell

  Majority Leader, House, Priorities

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• Winning control of the Senate would allow Republicans to pass a whole range of measures now being held up by Reid, often at the behest of the White House. Make it a major reform agenda. The centerpiece might be tax reform, both corporate and individual. It is needed, popular and doable. Then go for the low-hanging fruit enjoying wide bipartisan support, such as the Keystone XL pipeline and natural gas exports, most especially to Eastern Europe. One could then add border security, energy deregulation and health-care reform that repeals the more onerous Obamacare mandates.

  Charles Krauthammer

  Winning, Obamacare, White

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• As a former U.S. attorney general under President Reagan, and a former Ohio secretary of state, we would like to say something that might strike some as obvious: Those who oppose photo voter-ID laws and other election-integrity reforms are intent on making it easier to commit vote fraud.

  Edwin Meese

  Integrity, Ohio, Law

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• We will make every effort to unify all ethnic groups, to strengthen belief in Taiwan and to persist in reform.

  Chen Shui-bian

  Effort, Groups, Prejudice

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• It came to me that reform should begin at home, and since that day I have not had time to remake the world.

  Will Durant

  Change, Home, Political

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• 'Reform' is a word you always aughta' watch out for. 'Reform' is a change that you're supposed to like. And watch it - As soon as you hear the word 'Reform', you should reach for your wallet and see who's lifting it.

  Noam Chomsky

  Watches, Politician, Should

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• I think we'll build a consensus for action on Social Security reform which will reduce that long-term unfunded obligation and put the system on a sustainable basis.

  John W. Snow

  Thinking, Long, Action

  "Treasury Secretary Snow Optimistic on Economy". "PBS NewsHour" with Jim Lehrer, www.pbs.org. March 23, 2005.

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• Analysts may be correct that the presidential election won't primarily turn on entitlements reform, but by choosing Paul Ryan as his running mate, Mitt Romney can, contrary to conventional wisdom, make it a winning issue and lay the foundation for a reform mandate when he wins.

  David Limbaugh

  Running, Winning, Issues

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• He led the state through a budget crisis, natural disasters, and political turmoil, working across party lines for a better environment, election reforms, and bipartisan solutions.

  Arnold Schwarzenegger

  Party, Political, Lines

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• You can be sure that I will always consider how changes to Social Security will impact people with disabilities when considering the various proposals offered for reform.

  Steve Israel

  Impact, People, Disability

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• Putting a stop to internet gambling is a necessary reform that targets flagrant violations of state and federal laws.

  John Shadegg

  Law, Gambling, Target

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• A good place to start a more civil dialog would be for my Republican colleagues in the House to change the name of the bill they have introduced to repeal health care reform. The bill, titled the "Repeal the Job Killing Health Care Law Act," was set to come up for a vote this week, but in the wake of Gabby's shooting, it has been postponed at least until next week. Don't get me wrong - I'm not suggesting that the name of that one piece of legislation somehow led to the horror of this weekend - but is it really necessary to put the word "killing" in the title of a major piece of legislation?

  Chellie Pingree

  Jobs, Stupid, Weekend

  "For Gabby’s Sake, Republicans Should Change the Name of Their Health Care Repeal Bill" by Chellie Pingree, www.huffingtonpost.com. January 09, 2011.

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• If we truly believe in our public schools, then we have a moral responsibility to do better - to break the either-or mentality around school reform, and embrace a both-and mentality. Good schools will require both the structural reform and the resources necessary to prepare our kids for the future.

  Barack Obama

  Inspiring, Believe, School

  Barack Obama (2009). “Barack Obama: Speeches on the Road to the White House”

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• Almost everything that I behold in this wonderful country bears traces of improvement and reform - everything except Pie.

  George Augustus Henry Sala

  Country, Pie, Bears

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• We need real farmers who grow real food, and the will to reform a broken food system. And for that, we need not only to celebrate farmers, but also to advocate for them.

  Mark Bittman

  Real, Broken, Needs

  Mark Bittman (2015). “A Bone to Pick: The good and bad news about food, with wisdom and advice on diets, food safety, GMOs, farming, and more”, p.48, Clarkson Potter

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• Rest assured that my support for any eventual reform package will be based firmly upon what is in the best interests of the people of Upstate New York, not any party or president.

  James T. Walsh

  New York, Party, People

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• The American people... want change. They want big ideas, big reform.

  Rahm Emanuel

  Ideas, People, Want

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• It may surprise people to know that I advocate the reform of the United Nations, not its abolishment.

  Jesse Helms

  People, May, Surprise

  "UNA Greater Philadelphia: U.S. Should Fund the U.N. in Full and On Time!" by Louis Bolling, www.huffingtonpost.com. March 6, 2017.

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• I think there's bipartisan support in the Senate to pass a good reform bill.

  Don Nickles

  Thinking, Support, Bills

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• I am not opposed to intelligence reform on its face, but any changes should reflect the current context.

  Theodore Stevens

  Faces, Should, Currents

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• We see considerable strain in Russia, and that's obviously a matter of concern to us. It's in the very strong self-interest of Russia to continue on the reform path.

  Warren Christopher

  Strong, Russia, Self

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• The message of the free world to any potential Palestinian leadership should be a simple one: Embrace democratic reform and we will embrace you.

  Natan Sharansky

  Leadership, Simple, World

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• Reducing the budget for Amtrak makes no sense unless the Administration is prepared to implement a reform strategy which can be supported by the budget request.

  Christopher Bond

  Amtrak, Administration, Strategy

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• The reform of government needs to continue.

  Jim Nussle

  Government, Needs, Reformation

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