83 Quotes by Diane Swonk

I don't think we're gong to get any more at all.

Given the obvious hardship of having illegal aliens flooding in, we also know they are critical to the functioning of the U.S. economy. To be turning our backs on people who want to work is kind of silly in an environment where you've got tight labor markets and we're getting older and need younger people to work.

If it was going to be one of them, you would have thought they would just move forward.

If we are in an economy that is weakening ... that's not good for profits.

He's certainly opened the door to another rate cut.

He has faced many different kinds of economic environments. He has thrown away any kind of rule of thumb.

He'd like to bring in inflation targeting. (But) he must build consensus to do so and he doesn't have consensus now. I think he's going to make a smooth transition, but it's going to be an evolution in policy change.

kick back, put up his feet for a bit and not have to carry the burden of keeping the economy going alone.

It adds up on paper to look a lot better than what it feels to people, ... not as many people are sharing in the economic gains.