Steve Mnuchin Quotes

The IMF and other multilateral institutions do not appear to have prevented nations from manipulating the value of their own currencies.

- Steve Mnuchin

Other, IMF, Multilateral, Institutions

The unemployment rate is not real.

- Steve Mnuchin

Real, Unemployment, Rate, Unemployment Rate

We've been in the business of regional banking, and we understand what it is to make loans, and that's the engine of growth to small and medium sized business.

- Steve Mnuchin

Business, Small, Been, Engine

As treasury secretary, I don't see it as my role commenting on the dollar in short-term movements.

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See, Role, Secretary, Treasury

We are going to have an integrated plan and work closely between commerce and treasury to make sure that we drive growth in this country. Our number one priority is sustained 3-4% GDP.

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Country, Sure, Closely, Treasury

The number one problem with Dodd-Frank is it's way too complicated, and it cuts back lending, so we want to strip back parts of Dodd-Frank that prevent banks from lending, and that will be the number one priority on the regulatory side.

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Lending, Side, Banks, Dodd-Frank

There is no question: the Hollywood crowd predominantly supports Democrats.

- Steve Mnuchin

Hollywood, No Question, Supports

Look, there is no question the Hollywood crowd predominantly supports Democrats. But within Los Angeles, there's a big community, and there's a large community of support for the Republican party and Republican candidates.

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Big, Hollywood, No Question, Supports

I will maintain the position that, long-term, a strong and dependable dollar is in the best interests of the United States while recognizing that, at times over the long-term, that may not be the case.

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Strong, Over, United States, Dependable

I've been focused on the West Coast economy and being a banker and lending in these markets.

- Steve Mnuchin

Been, Coast, Markets, Banker

We want to make sure that tax reform doesn't increase the size of the deficit.

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Size, Sure, Reform, Tax Reform

My No. 1 priority is growth in the economy. Tax reform will be our first and most important part of that.

- Steve Mnuchin

Tax, Will, Part, Tax Reform

I would say the No. 1 problem with the Volcker Rule is it's too complicated, and people don't know how to interpret it.

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People, Say, Rule, Interpret

Proprietary trading does not belong in banks with FDIC insurance.

- Steve Mnuchin

Insurance, Belong, Trading, Proprietary

I've always believed in supporting the best candidate at the time.

- Steve Mnuchin

Best, Always, Candidate, Supporting

I have given to Democrats in the past. I've always believed in supporting the best candidate at the time.

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Always, In The Past, Given, Supporting

The way to reduce the debt is by economic growth.

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Growth, Debt, Reduce, Economic

I support the Volcker rule, but there needs to be proper definitions around the Volcker rule so that banks can understand exactly what they can do and what they can't do, and that they can provide the necessary function of liquidity in customer markets.

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Needs, Necessary, Banks, Definitions

If you look at Apple... They are sitting on hundreds of billions of dollars in cash, and they go out and borrow money against their overseas bank accounts. This makes no sense.

- Steve Mnuchin

Against, No Sense, Billions, Accounts

We were the first bank to start a loan modification at IndyMac and had a very good record of working with the regulators.

- Steve Mnuchin

Start, Loan, Very, Good Record

I will use my expertise in technology to bring the IRS up to date.

- Steve Mnuchin

Will, Date, Use, IRS

We want to see huge growth in this economy in small- and medium-sized businesses.

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Small, Want, See, Businesses

I earnestly feel terrible for any mistakes at the bank.

- Steve Mnuchin

Mistakes, Bank, Feel, Earnestly

I have been maligned as taking advantage of others' hardship in order to make a buck. Nothing could be further from the truth.

- Steve Mnuchin

Been, Could, Advantage, Taking Advantage

Since I was first nominated to serve as Treasury Secretary, I have been maligned as taking advantage of others' hardships in order to earn a buck. Nothing could be further from the truth.

- Steve Mnuchin

Hardships, Been, Advantage, Taking Advantage

In the press, it has been said that I ran a foreclosure machine.

- Steve Mnuchin

Machine, Press, Been, Ran

I ran a 'loan modification machine.'

- Steve Mnuchin

Loan, Machine, Modification, Ran

From time to time, an excessively strong dollar may have negative short-term implications on the economy.

- Steve Mnuchin

Strong, Negative, May, From Time To Time

I fully believe that the U.S. has the obligation to honor its debt.

- Steve Mnuchin

Honor, Believe, Obligation, Fully

There's very widespread grassroots support for Donald Trump, one that Republicans have not seen before.

- Steve Mnuchin

Trump, Very, Donald, None

Any reductions we have in upper-income taxes will be offset by less deductions so that there will be no absolute tax cut for the upper class.

- Steve Mnuchin

Will, Cut, Offset, Deduction

There will be a big tax cut for the middle class. But any tax cuts we have for the upper class will be offset by less deductions that will pay for it.

- Steve Mnuchin

Big, Middle, Cut, Deduction

I used to have a pseudonym for Twitter, and I'm trying to get my check to verify me.

- Steve Mnuchin

Trying, Get, Twitter, Pseudonym

Our most important priority is sustained economic growth, and I think we can absolutely get to sustained 3% to 4% GDP, and that is absolutely critical for the country.

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Think, Country, I Think, Priority

The number one priority is going to be make sure that banks lend.

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Number, Going, Sure, Priority

Our first priority is to cut taxes.

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Taxes, Cut, Our, Priority

We're really going to be focused on economic growth and creating jobs, and that's really going to be a priority.

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Going, Focused, Jobs, Priority

I have very good friends on Wall Street.

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Good, Street, Very, Good Friends

The IndyMac name had a lot of brand recognition - maybe for the wrong reasons, but there was recognition.

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Maybe, Reasons, Lot, Brand

We should address the issues for nonprofits and pensions and why they need to invest in these offshore funds.

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Need, Invest, Address, Pensions

I did not use a Cayman Island entity to avoid paying taxes for myself.

- Steve Mnuchin

Island, Use, Paying, Entity

The most troubling loan we had was actually to the 'Octomom'. That was a terrible situation, and we worked very, very hard to move her to another home that they could afford.

- Steve Mnuchin

Loan, Move, Very, Terrible

Separating out banks and investment banks right now under Glass-Steagall would have very big implications to the liquidity and the capital markets and banks being able to perform necessary lending.

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Big, Very, Capital, Separating

One of the big problems we had during the financial crisis was the intermingling of banks and holding companies and complex securities.

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Big, Financial Crisis, Banks, Big Problems

To the extent the dollar gains strength relative to other currencies, assets priced in those other currencies would become cheaper on a dollar basis.

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Other, Cheaper, Extent, Assets

The U.S. currency has been the most attractive currency to be in for very, very long periods of time.

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Been, Most, Very, Currency

Any time I hear 'border adjustment,' I don't love it. Because usually it means we're going to get adjusted into a bad deal.

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Love, Border, Means, Adjustment

We need a president that's going to be focused on growth.

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Need, Going, Focused, President

The strength of the dollar has historically been tied to the strength of the U.S. economy and the faith that investors have in doing business in America.

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Doing, Been, Tied, Dollar

A stronger dollar increases U.S. dollar purchasing power.

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Power, Purchasing, Increases, Dollar

The biggest issue I have with the CFPB is that I don't believe that they should be funded out of profits from the Federal Reserve.

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Believe, Profits, Issue, Reserve

We shouldn't be encouraging people to set up Cayman Island funds.

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Island, Encouraging, Set, Funds

We unfortunately did foreclose on certain people in the military.

- Steve Mnuchin

People, Military, Certain, Unfortunately

The administration will look at Glass-Steagall and what I referred to as the 21st-century Glass-Steagall as part of regulatory reform.

- Steve Mnuchin

Will, Reform, 21st-Century, Referred

I wouldn't in any way say I distanced myself from Wall Street.

- Steve Mnuchin

Myself, Street, Say, Wall

We gotta get Fannie and Freddie out of government ownership. It makes no sense that these are owned by the government and have been controlled by the government for as long as they have.

- Steve Mnuchin

Been, No Sense, Gotta, Ownership

I felt great empathy for the thousands of Americans who lost their home because of a system that failed them.

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Empathy, Them, Felt, Failed

I firmly believe that the U.S. has to honor its debt.

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Honor, Believe, Firmly, Debt

Taxes are way too complicated, and people spend way too much time worrying about ways to get them lower.

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Worrying, About, Lower, Complicated

Let me tell you, one of the most proud aspects of my career was buying Indymac during the financial crisis.

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Career, Financial Crisis, Buying

I understand what needs to be done to fix the economy.

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Understand, Economy, Needs, Fix

I wish the company and its associates all the best as Sears Holdings continues on its transformation.

- Steve Mnuchin

Wish, I Wish, Associates, Transformation

Trump has a pro-economic-growth tax plan, and we are sensitive to the cost of that plan.

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Sensitive, Cost, Trump, Tax

I would deal with President Trump's business no different than I would deal with any other business that comes before the committee.

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Deal, Other, Trump, Committee

I've had several different careers.

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Different, Had, Several, Careers

We're going to cut corporate taxes, which will bring huge amounts of jobs back to the United States.

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United States, Cut, Which, Corporate

We want to cut the corporate taxes, which will bring back growth.

- Steve Mnuchin

Will, Cut, Which, Corporate

I think the United States is the greatest country in the world to invest in.

- Steve Mnuchin

Think, United States, Invest

I think that the United States is the greatest country in the world to invest in.

- Steve Mnuchin

Think, United States, Invest

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