Tim Griffin Quotes

American - Politician Born: August 21, 1968

The cell phone companies add to the problem. Every one they give out, they get money for from the federal government. So they have an incentive to give as many away as possible. And that's exactly what they're doing, and they're making a killing. Tim Griffin

Money, Government, Cell Phone, Problem

I think it's inevitable that aviation is a part of the economic growth that surrounds airports. Tim Griffin

Growth, Think, Inevitable, Aviation

I believe our health care system is in drastic need of innovative, patient-centered reforms that encourage competition and increase consumer choice, not the bloated bureaucracy, tax increases, rationing, and mandates in the president's government takeover. Tim Griffin

Health, Government, Competition, Believe

Pipelines are the safest way to move oil. Tim Griffin

Way, Oil, Move, Safest

It's not fair that people who work, save, and pay for their cell phones are forced to fund the Lifeline program that pads the pockets of people like Carlos Slim, the foreign billionaire who has repeatedly been named the World's Richest Man. Tim Griffin

Work, Man, People, World, Fair, Phones

The health care law's individual mandate forces nearly all individuals to buy health insurance or pay a penalty. The mandate cannot be severed from the rest of the law because it is the primary mechanism through which the law's changes are supported. Without the mandate, the law collapses. Tim Griffin

Health, Law, Rest, Care, Insurance, Pay

We need more STEM grads, and we need to quit equipping our competitors. Tim Griffin

Quit, More, Need, Competitors, Stem, Our

If you do what you've always done, you just get more of what you have always had. We've now got to dream big and act bold. Tim Griffin

You, Dream, Bold, Done, Now, More

When I looked at it and did my homework on this issue, I concluded that a flat tax is better than a consumption tax. Tim Griffin

Homework, Better, Tax, Than, Flat, Did

The framers never intended an infinitely broad Commerce Clause that would let Congress dictate individuals' purchases. Tim Griffin

Congress, Never, Commerce, Would, Broad

I had someone call me this morning telling me they had somebody who would only work a certain number of hours a week because if they worked too many hours a week then they couldn't get their government assistance. And that person has multiple cell phones, and gets them new every month with new minutes. Tim Griffin

Work, Morning, Government, Me, Someone

The federal government should only be providing services for emergencies. You and I, taxpayers, shouldn't be paying for cell phones so someone can have a social life. I just don't think it's appropriate. Tim Griffin

Life, Government, Think, Someone, You

But here's the bottom line, the president of the United States, he controls the bully pulpit, he can talk about anything he wants to talk about. Tim Griffin

President, Talk, Line, Anything, Bottom

We've got teams and other countries have teams. Right now, we are going to their countries; we're finding the best athletes; we're bringing them to our team. We're training them, we're making them awesome, and sending them back to beat us. We've got to stop that. Tim Griffin

Best, Training, Team, Finding, Back, Now

Many of us believe that we need health care reform. That being said - Americans felt like they weren't being listened to. There were a lot of people across the political spectrum who said we don't want a one-size-fits-all healthcare plan. Tim Griffin

Health, People, Believe, Political, Plan

The debate on healthcare was not done like most of our conferences are done - meaning it was not all on television. There was this procedural feeling that the bill wasn't done thoroughly and didn't reflect peoples' wishes. It's not coincidence that upwards of 60 percent of folks in my district are against it. Tim Griffin

Meaning, Television, Debate, Healthcare

I think if you look all across the country, the so-called Blue Dogs are all gone to kennel. There are no more Blue Dogs, they're called Republicans. People would rather elect consistently conservative Republicans than Blue Dogs, who are only conservative when it's convenient. Tim Griffin

Blue, People, Think, You, Look, Country

We can't reform mandatory spending in this area until we first deal with ours. I tell my colleagues, 'Let's get the moral high ground and demonstrate that we want to make changes to our pension, and then we can deal with the big problems.' Tim Griffin

Colleagues, Problems, Moral, Want, High

The Europeans waited so long that they are impacting people who depend on their pensions. We are still early enough to fix it for the next generation. A few states have started scaling back their programs, while others have come hat in hand for billion-dollar federal bailouts. Tim Griffin

Hat, People, Generation, Enough, Early

There are people who own cars and are getting free cell phones. A car helps one find a job, too. Where do you draw the line? Tim Griffin

Car, Job, People, Free, You, Find

Instead of cutting waste, the Obama Administration is hurting workers. President Obama should stop protecting wasteful government spending. Tim Griffin

Government, Stop, President, Workers

I don't care what party you belong to or what your background is. If you believe we are headed in the wrong direction, and believe there needs to be a check and balance on the President and Congress, then join my campaign. Tim Griffin

Balance, Believe, Direction, Care, You

President Obama's policies have been categorical failures for our country. Unemployment is over nine percent, our deficits are growing, and small businesses are being burdened with regulations. Tim Griffin

Small, Country, Growing, President, Over

In order for our country and economy to get on the right track again, we need a leader who understands how the real economy works and has the vision to fundamentally change Washington. That leader is Mitt Romney. No other candidate in the field possesses his lifetime of success in both the private sector and as a governor. Tim Griffin

Change, Success, Leader, Vision, Country

Whether it was turning around failing companies, rescuing the Olympics, or improving the business climate in Massachusetts, Mitt Romney has proven that he is ready to be president on Day One. Tim Griffin

Business, Day, Ready, President, He

I'm not going to run for Senate and I'm not going to run for Governor. I'd like to put those rumors to rest. Tim Griffin

Rest, Run, Rumors, Going, Like, Senate

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