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Mitch Daniels served as director of the Office of Management and Budget under President George W. Bush and is now the governor of Indiana.

Mitch Daniels
stated on January 24, 2012 in a Republican response to the State of the Union address:

Says Steve Jobs was responsible for creating more jobs than the stimulus bill.

By Louis Jacobson • January 26, 2012
Mitch Daniels
stated on January 24, 2012 in a Republican response to the State of the Union address:

"Nearly half of all persons under 30 did not go to work today."

By Louis Jacobson • January 25, 2012
Mitch Daniels
stated on March 28, 2011 in an interview with PBS's Tavis Smiley.:

Says that in 41 states, government workers "are better paid than the taxpayers who support them."

By W. Gardner Selby • April 21, 2011
Mitch Daniels
stated on February 11, 2011 in a speech to the Conservative Political Action Conference:

"Within a few years, we will be spending more on interest payments than on national security."

By Lucas Graves • February 17, 2011

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