I had a few people tell me that maybe I didn't have the right body part to be a governor. Kristi Noem More Quotes by Kristi Noem More Quotes From Kristi Noem We have to get government out of the job of picking winners and losers. That's what they've been doing the last year and a half, getting in the way of businesses that are trying to reinvest to get our economy back on its feet. Kristi Noem government jobs years A lot of people have tried to put labels on me, but right now I'm focused on being Kristi Noem and getting my message out to South Dakotans. Kristi Noem labels messages people Now make no mistake, I think we need a strong dose of fiscal conservatism in Washington, D.C. Kristi Noem strong mistake thinking When you look at February's (2011) deficit spending alone, and the fact that it was larger than what our total deficit spending was in 2007, the proposals that the Senate is sending us simply are ridiculous, because it's not even a solution. It doesn't address the amount of spending that we have in a week's time. We need to get serious. Kristi Noem addresses looks needs Every one says: 'Listen, I'd love to reinvest. I'd love to hire people. But I have no idea what this healthcare bill is going to do to my bottom line. I have no idea what this financial reform bill is going to do... I'm not going to step out a limb and do any of those until I know what this government is going to do to me. Kristi Noem government people ideas I'd rather have a real South Dakotan who has lived in this state and made her living here instead of someone with a fancy East Coast law degree any day. Kristi Noem degrees real law I think the knowledge about how legislation really affects small businesses is extremely valuable. If you haven't run a small business, then you don't have this kind of knowledge about how a regulation passed or taxes increased affects your bottom line. If you recognize that every new regulation takes that much more time to comply with, requires that many more employees, then it really gives you that foundational basis to make those decisions. Kristi Noem running giving thinking We must stop spending money that we just don't have. Historic debt leads to historic tax increases, which stifle job growth. Kristi Noem debt growth jobs We need to simplify our tax code. We need to make sure that it's not too cumbersome for people to be able to comply with. And that they don't end up spending more money trying to file their taxes than they do actually paying in. Kristi Noem trying people needs I think everyday people on the street who have never been affiliated with the tea party movement are alarmed with the spending and the debt that we have. Kristi Noem party people thinking So, a lot of my supporters back home are members of the Tea Party. Kristi Noem party home tea I am honored that my freshman class colleagues have put their trust in me to represent our historic class at the leadership table. The incoming freshman class of Representatives is large and diverse but we share many common goals including cutting wasteful spending, getting our economy back on track and making government smarter and more efficient. Kristi Noem cutting government leadership What our family has done is participate in the farm programs. And so the farm programs I think essentially almost every farmer in South Dakota has participated in those, and they haven't been bailouts, they have been programs that the United States has put forward for farmers to participate in. Kristi Noem united-states done thinking This is our problem, and together, we need to get on it, it is filling our jails and prisons, clogging our court systems, and stretching our drug treatment capacity while destroying people and their families. Kristi Noem latest-headlines They may have equity by they don't have dollars in the bank, i know it because I lived with it. Kristi Noem politics We've got very large freshman class, it's historic in its size, so there's people that are extremely diverse in their backgrounds and their viewpoints. I think that we're going to see a conservative group of people coming together, focused on some real ideals that are going to be extremely important. Kristi Noem think important together people I think labels have been used alot during this election process to divide people, and at this point in time we really need people to come together, and be their own person, come with their own suggestions, and really solve the problems that we have facing this country. Kristi Noem election together time people We didn't come here to become Washington, we came here to change Washington. Kristi Noem here come become change I think we need to have competitive tax rates in order to create jobs in this country. And I think it should be fair. Kristi Noem need create think country So when I look at spending more dollars, I look at the fact, do I really want my kids and your kids and everybody else's kids in this country to have to pay that bill? Kristi Noem your look want country
