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  • Ohio is one of only two states that have a minimum wage below the federal level of $5.15 an hour. -- Sherrod Brown
  • We do many things at the federal level that would be considered dishonest and illegal if done in the private sector. -- Donald T. Regan
  • The state of Alaska has a minimum wage which is higher than the federal level because our state leaders have made that determination. -- Joe Miller
  • At the federal level, we must help, not hinder, local school boards, parents, teachers and administrators as they make decisions about educating our children. -- Mark Kennedy
  • The level of analysis that is done when you see laws created, whether it's the city or state or federal level - it's much more horse-trading than analysis. -- Michael Bloomberg
  • I've loved being in legislative office on a state level, and I think on a federal level there are so many more opportunities. I'm so excited to accomplish more. -- Grace Meng
  • Laying the groundwork for smaller, smarter government, especially at the federal level, is going to be tough. But it is essential for getting us back on the path to long-term prosperity. -- Charles Koch
  • Unfortunately, bureaucratic problems at the federal level are causing many other small Washington companies to be denied federal funding that would help transfer their ideas from their laboratories into our homes and hospitals. -- Jay Inslee
  • The politics of partisanship and the resulting inaction and excuses have paralyzed decision-making, primarily at the federal level, and the big issues of the day are not being addressed, leaving our future in jeopardy. -- Michael Bloomberg
  • I made a commitment and a promise to Ms. McSpadden, Michael Brown's mother, that I will pursue justice with the family at every avenue, be it on the federal level or at the state level. -- William Lacy Clay, Jr.
  • The way that same-sex marriage should reach the federal level is that it absolutely should be decided by the Supreme Court as quickly as possible. It's a 14th Amendment issue. There's no argument about it. -- Tony Kushner
  • One of the things that I always say about bioterrorism, whether it's ourselves at the federal level, folks at the state level, or folks in the private industry, we've done many great things, especially since 9/11. -- Mike Johanns
  • At the federal level, the fiscal stimulus of 2008 and 2009 supported economic output, but the effects of that stimulus faded; by 2011, federal fiscal policy actions became a drag on output growth when the recovery was still weak. -- Janet Yellen
  • Society and government at all levels - the state level, the local level and, of course, the federal level - really needs to redouble its efforts if we're really going to make a difference in combating autism. -- Chris Smith
  • Public policy in the twentieth century was about protecting and expanding the social compact, based on recognition that effective government at the federal level provides rules and services and safety measures that contribute to a better society. -- Carl Bernstein
  • We must continue to work hard on the federal level, to make sure that our local law enforcement and communities have the tools and resources they need to fight this war against methamphetamine, and keep our kids safe. -- Mark Kennedy
  • We have 1.8 million Americans behind bars today at Local, State and Federal level. In the federal system, which has doubled in the last ten years, over 110,000 people behind bars in the Federal system, probably two-thirds are there for drug related reason. -- Barry McCaffrey
  • The higher amount you put into higher education, at the federal level particularly, the more the price of higher education rises. It's the dog that never catches its tail. You increase student loans, you increase grants, you increase Pell grants, Stafford loans, and what happens? They raise the price. -- Bill Bennett
  • The fact is there are a lot of things happening at the federal level that are absolutely beyond the jurisdiction of the Constitution. This is power that should be shifted back to the states, whether it's the EPA - there is no role at the federal level for the Department of Education. -- Mike Huckabee
  • Government is taking 40 percent of the GDP. And that's at the state, local and federal level. President Obama has taken government spending at the federal level from 20 percent to 25 percent. Look, at some point, you cease being a free economy, and you become a government economy. And we've got to stop that. -- Mitt Romney
  • I'm a conservative first, and I believe that, if we do a better job of helping Americans understand what we're trying to do, to showcase every place in the country that our ideas are working at the state level, that that will help those at the federal level who want to carry those policies. -- Jim DeMint
  • Twenty-five years ago, I created the Taxpayer Protection Pledge at the federal level. Then I brought it to the state and local level. About 97 percent of the Republicans in the House and 85 percent in the Senate have signed on, and the number of candidates who have taken the pledge is even higher. It's become a party position. -- Grover Norquist
  • My personal taxes are 53% of my taxable income. That's 36% on the federal level and 17% for state and local. -- Stephen A. Schwarzman
  • Only our own strength, a strong conservative party, can prevent Red-Red-Green from taking power at the federal level in 2017. -- Angela Merkel
  • ...the Federal Reserve has the capacity to operate in domestic money markets to maintain interest rates at a level consistent with our economic goals -- Ben Bernanke
  • The Federal Department of Education should be eliminated. The Department of Education is unconstitutional and should not be involved in education, at any level. -- Sharron Angle
  • Corruption at every level, city, state, federal, all has helped in making New Orleans a disaster area, the most disappearing land mass on the planet Earth. -- Dr. John
  • Sen. Frist has every right, and indeed the duty, to see that every presidential nominee for the Federal bench at every level gets an up or down vote. -- John Jay Hooker
  • When I came into the job, funding for the humanities at the federal level was being drastically cut. This was the high tide of the new Republican Congress. -- Robert Hass
  • I don't like local, state or federal level of got mandating anything in our lives , in our families, and in our businesses, unless it comes to saving lives. -- Sarah Palin
  • As far as co-operation with The Hague is concerned it's impossible (to arrest Milosevic) by March 31 without an agreement on the federal level despite the consequences such a move could have. -- Zoran ?in?ic
  • The fact is there are a lot of things happening at the federal level that are absolutely beyond the jurisdiction of the Constitution. This is power that should be shifted back to the states. -- Mike Huckabee
  • I made a commitment and a promise to Ms. McSpadden, Michael Browns mother, that I will pursue justice with the family at every avenue, be it on the federal level or at the state level. -- William Lacy Clay, Jr.
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