President Calvin Coolidge regarded “a good budget as among the most noblest monuments of virtue.” Government spending is at the heart of sound public policy. President Coolidge understood the importance of economy in government in order to achieve sound public policy. President Coolidge’s fiscal conservatism is being exemplified at the state level by Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds, who is making fiscal conservatism a priority resulting in benefits to Iowans. Governor Reynolds, just as with Coolidge, understands that prudent budgeting is a virtue.