Quotes by Haley Barbour

I'm floored that the House leadership would turn its back on job creation for Mississippians.

Some people believe state government is being run so efficiently that no money can be saved. I am not one of those people.

The decision is 'trust fund' versus 'no more Medicaid' - and that shouldn't be a tough decision.

To that end I am proposing an agenda that can be summed up by three words: Momentum, UpGrade and Streamline. We must continue our Momentum in job creation and economic growth, UpGrade education in this tough budget period and Streamline that budget back into structural balance.

We cannot tax or cut enough in three and a half months to cover a $268 million deficit - that is not a political statement it is a mathematical fact. The longer the Legislature waits the more dire the circumstances become for Mississippi's Medicaid recipients.