“The entire purpose of the State of the Union Address is for the presid...” — Tim Griffin Quote

“The entire purpose of the State of the Union Address is for the president to outline where we stand as a nation.”

“While others may get distracted, I will continue to focus on the problem of unemployment and seek to help create good, high-paying jobs for Arkansans.”

“We can't reform mandatory spending in this area until we first deal with ours. I tell my colleagues, 'Let's get the moral high ground and demonstrate that we want to make changes to our pension, and then we can deal with the big problems.'”

“When you check into a hotel, they don't need to know your name and address; they just need to know that the bill will be paid. People should ask questions.”

“I have spoken about deficits, and I think deficits are important because they address broad economic and financial stability. We need to talk about that.”

“When there were cases of Ebola in the States, I respected that people wanted to address concerns and take some sort of action, but the focus turned completely to the U.S. At one point, we started to wonder, Where is the Ebola epidemic happening? The States - or West Africa?”