Ken Buck famous quotes

Last updated: Sep 5, 2024

I'm coming to Washington, D.C., to do the people's work. And the people's work has to do with reducing spending and cutting budgets and, and trying to get a grip on the size of government.
-- Ken Buck

#Cutting #Government #People
In my life, I'd like to play more golf and, and get a decent handicap.
-- Ken Buck

#Golf #Play #Handicaps
I am who I am. I'm going to speak my mind.
-- Ken Buck

#Who I Am #I Am Who I Am #Mind
I think we need to make sure that we are putting Social Security on a sustainable path. It's absolutely something that the federal government is going to be involved in, in the future.
-- Ken Buck

#Thinking #Government #Needs
In my political career, I'd like to see a constitutional balanced budget amendment.
-- Ken Buck

#Careers #Political #Amendments
If 'extreme' means that I am unwilling to go to Washington, D.C., and do what President Obama tells me, then so be it. But I am certainly not going to Washington, D.C. to represent the interests of D.C. I'm going there to represent Colorado values.
-- Ken Buck

#Mean #President #Colorado
What I have said is that I think the federal government and we as a society have come too far in trying to separate good organizations that perform good functions for people just based on the fact one has a religious association and one doesn't.
-- Ken Buck

#Religious #Thinking #Government
I think that, you know, this is a different year than most years. We've got to tell the American people that we have to live with less. We have a $13.5 trillion debt. And the only way to do that is an honest campaign with honest people.
-- Ken Buck

#Thinking #Years #People
A jury could very well conclude that this is a case of buyer's remorse.
-- Ken Buck

#Cases #Buyers #Wells
A consumption tax, a national sales tax makes some sense. But I think that if we move towards a Fair Tax, if we move towards a national sales tax, we have to make sure that we do away with the income tax.
-- Ken Buck

#Moving #Thinking #Income
The corporate income tax, in particular, is a tax that puts American corporations at a disadvantage.
-- Ken Buck

#Income #Corporations #Disadvantages
I don't believe in deadlines, I don't believe in telling the enemy when we're going to withdraw.
-- Ken Buck

#Believe #Enemy #Deadline
When we leave money in the hands of taxpayers, they buy things, they pay taxes, they grow government.
-- Ken Buck

#Government #Hands #Pay
Well, we certainly need to raise the retirement age. I've told my 19-year-old and my 22-year-old that they're not going to be getting retirement benefits at age 62.
-- Ken Buck

#Retirement #Years #Age
We've got to make sure our younger workers understand that as life expectancy increases, the retirement date for benefits increases also.
-- Ken Buck

#Retirement #Benefits #Increase
I think women as well as men are concerned about jobs and the economy and spending and, and other issues. They're concerned that when their kids graduate from college they have an economy and they have a future in this country and they, they have the same opportunity that we've had and our grandparents have had.
-- Ken Buck

#Graduation #Country #Jobs
While I think the earth is warming, I don't think that man-made causes are the primary factor.
-- Ken Buck

#Men #Thinking #Earth
I wont use abortion as a litmus test with a pro-choice individual. Someone that is an activist on the abortion issue, I think, goes outside the pale, and I cannot support an activist on the abortion issue.
-- Ken Buck

#Thinking #Issues #Choices

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