Jeff Flake Professions : United States Senator Born : December 31, 1962 Browse All Authors Top 85 quotes by Jeff Flake A lot of people say [earmarks] grease the skids of legislating, that it helps us pass legislation, but it is not worth it. Jeff Flake politics Unless they can demonstrate some ability to actually recruit with this money, then they shouldn't be spending it. And I, myself, I'm pretty skeptical. Jeff Flake politics They still have time to pass that bill, there's still clearly a persistent, urgent need to do that. Jeff Flake top-news It's not that he did something that we wouldn't have done otherwise - it’s the way he went about it. Jeff Flake top-news If we can't have the courage to tell our constituents, hey, we've got to cut back, then if we can point to something and say, I would like to vote for more benefits for you, but this balanced budget amendment or statutory spending cap or whatever the device is, is preventing me from doing it. Jeff Flake me you vote courage Similar Authors Dan Coats united-states-senator Angus King united-states-senator Amy Klobuchar united-states-senator Bob Menendez united-states-senator Bob Corker united-states-senator Bob Casey, Jr. united-states-senator All Authors