Scott Walker quotes

Scott Walker is an American politician and former Governor of Wisconsin. Known for his conservative policies and controversial labor reforms, he gained national recognition during his tenure. He has also pursued presidential ambitions and remains an influential figure in the Republican Party. Here are 31 of his quotes:

My problem with public sector union leaders, the bosses, has been they stood in the way of protecting the taxpayer.

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The unions say 'last hired - first fired,', we say hire and fire based on merit. We want the best and brightest in the classroom.

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I hate big government, but I really hate a government that doesn't work. So when 'they say we either have to raise taxes or cut core services,' it's actually a 'false choice.

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Collective bargaining isn't a right, it is an expensive entitlement. Once and for all, we are giving the taxpayers a voice in this debate. We put the power back in the hands of the people.

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It's time to put our differences aside and find ways to work together to move Wisconsin forward.

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I have unbelievable support among Republicans.

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I believe that smaller government is better government. But I also believe that in the areas where government does play a legitimate role, we should demand that it is done better.

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When we win, it will tell every politician in America that if you are bold, if you do the right thing, if you tackle the tough issues, there will be people standing there right with you.

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More people on unemployment benefits is not success in America, fewer people on not because we kicked them off but because they have been able to get a job in the private sector, because government got out of the way.

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But Mitt Romney understands, like I understand, that people - not governments - create jobs.

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Looking at America's history, ordinary people did something extraordinary. Leaders risked their lives for freedoms that we take for granted today. That's what instills confidence. That's us. We will move forward and prosper because that's who we are as Americans.

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A wise governor told me a long time ago, political capital you don't get more of by keeping it. You get it by using it.

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I promised to empower the taxpayer - instead of a handful of big government union bosses.

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We are the ones looking out for the middle class. Who do think pays for the endless expansion of government? Its middle class taxpayers. Our reforms protect middle class taxpayers.

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I have not made any plans for the future, and my wife would kill me if I announced anything before that.

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I'd like now and into the future to play a bigger role not only in Wisconsin and the Midwest, but nationally. I'd like to have an impact.

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I've often heard the complaint from both Democrat and Republican voters alike that they hate the fact that politicians get into office and they - and they're fearful, they're fearful to make tough decisions because they think more about the next election than they do about the next-generation.

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I joke with my kids, who love history, that I'll be the only governor to be elected twice in his first term.

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There could not be a more stark contrast between Wisconsin and Illinois.

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Like many places across the country, Wisconsin lost more than 100,000 jobs from 2008 to 2010. Unemployment during that time topped out at over 9%.

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Mitt Romney turned businesses around in the private sector. He saved the Winter Olympics.

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I still remember, as a kid, tying a yellow ribbon around a tree in front of my house during the 444 days that Iran held 52 Americans hostage. Iran is not a place we should be doing business with.

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