Policy Reform Quotes

Boston's justice system is in serious need of reform. Many of its policies and practices are antiquated, expensive, and don't really even make Boston safer.

I want to make America great again. I'm going to be able to do it. I don't believe Hillary Clinton will.

Governments tend not to solve problems, only to rearrange them.

You do have to keep in mind as you're going through extraordinarily difficult circumstances, that if you stay true, true to your values, if you stay true to your principles, if you believe in these values, then you can work in that context to right policies that may not be working.

Protest is, at its core, designed to move policy.

We should be worried about protecting the homeland. I think that policy is changing, should change and will change.

I'm running for president because everyday Americans and their families need a champion, and I want to be that champion. I want to make the words middle class mean something again.

Two decades of experience as an entrepreneur and CEO has informed my view that our priorities must stress improving educational outcomes, rebuilding America's infrastructure, lowering health care costs, addressing climate change, reforming immigration, and ushering in an advanced energy economy.

That's the biggest problem, is the tax code itself.

I think what Americans need and what Mainers need more than anything is government that functions and I think that the filibuster prevents us from functioning and making progress on issues.

There's no question that Kennedy was an utter failure as a passer of laws during his proverbial thousand days.

Our country's got a sin problem, and I believe if these politicians in Washington would recognize the moral failure of so many of their policies that maybe we could fix it.

There are so many things that we could do to change the world in so many aspects. There are people working in nonprofit organizations, tackling the issues that we so desperately need to face, while governments fail so appallingly.

It is time for a New Direction for our nation's energy policies.

My appetite for public policy and changing it, and not only being a part of the conversation, but affecting it in a positive way, never diminished after 10 years in Congress.

While I'm leader, nothing will be off limits - there will not be one policy, one rule, one way of working which cannot be changed.

When government programs aren't working, those on the Left tend to support more funding, while those on the Right want to scrap them altogether. It is better to ask whether the problem is complexity and poor design. We can solve those problems - sometimes without spending a penny.

Americans have been hurting, but when we demanded solutions, too often Washington responded with the same stale mindset that led to failed policies like Obamacare. It's a mindset that gave us political talking points, not serious solutions.

A few people with a clear agenda can make a big difference in government.

I would quite like to be home secretary again if I ever got the opportunity because there's a few things I'd like to do a bit better than last time.

None of my Governments seem to know what to do about them

Government is on a collision course with the future

The reforms we achieved did not enjoy the support of everybody, but they did receive the support of the majority needed to pass them ...

Radical changes will come to the Netherlands. We stand for fundamental choices, and we need to make the right ones.

Yes, agriculture subsidies are far too generous. They need to be reined in because they cater to special interests while distorting free market competition. Yes, the farm laws are an anachronistic mess.