Kristi Noem Quotes & Sayings

“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.”

“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.”

“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?”

“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.'”

“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.”

“I think we need to have competitive tax rates in order to create jobs in this country. And I think it should be fair.”

“Now make no mistake, I think we need a strong dose of fiscal conservatism in Washington, D.C.”

“So, a lot of my supporters back home are members of the Tea Party.”

“We didn't come here to become Washington, we came here to change Washington.”

“And people talk about the stimulus package and the jobs that it was supposed to create, it certainly didn't have the intended effects that everybody was hoping for or that the president and administration certainly was hoping for. So I think it's time to lay some new solutions on the table, some new ideas.”