Pat Toomey quotes

Pat Toomey is an American politician and former U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania. He is known for his work on economic and financial policies, particularly his advocacy for fiscal conservatism. He served in both the U.S. House of Representatives and the Senate and remains influential in American politics. Here are 6 of his quotes:

The toughest thing to do in politics is to do the right thing when your supporters think the right thing is something else.

Pat Toomey

You can see how dysfunctional this Congress is.

Pat Toomey

After 2003, we lowered taxes across the board. And by 2004, revenue to the federal government grew. In the 1980s, Ronald Reagan cut taxes dramatically. And by the end of the decade, revenue coming in the federal government had doubled.

Pat Toomey

After almost 50 years in which federal spending averaged about 20 percent of GDP, Joe Sestak and Nancy Pelosi took federal spending to 25 percent. You know, that's a 25 percent increase in the size of the government overnight. That's what we - that's what we've got to rein in.

Pat Toomey

I think it's the broadest source of dissatisfaction amongst Republicans, out-of-control spending.

Pat Toomey