#deficit

My point is cutting spending shouldn't be reliant on the debt limit though. It's something we have to do. The good news for America is, leaders in both parties, the president, believe that we have to have significant deficit reduction. So the intent is there. And I think what America is going to demand is that our leaders come together. ↗

— David Plouffe

#believe #both #come #cutting #debt

I served at a time when we had a strong economy, when we had deficits that we would die for today. I was able to propose a balanced budget, not over ten years, but over five years. I'm proud of that record. ↗

— Rob Portman

#balanced #balanced budget #budget #deficits #die

A lot of people say, 'Why do health-care reform when the deficits are so big?' But that is when we've got to do it. ↗

— Mike Ross

#deficits #got #lot #people #people say

I believe we can and should have it all. Lower deficits but higher spending. More peace with a bigger military that goes off and kills terrorists and whatnot. A cleaner environment without forcing SUVs off the road. ↗

— Craig Armstrong

#bigger #cleaner #deficits #environment #forcing

To be fair, Republicans are not blameless. The deficit began to spiral out of control on President Bush's watch. ↗

— Rob Woodall

#blameless #bush #control #deficit #fair

Bush may be a strong leader in the war on terrorism, but on budget deficits he is missing-in-action. ↗

— Jim Cooper

#budget deficits #bush #deficits #leader #may

The debt and the deficit is just getting out of control, and the administration is still pumping through billions upon trillions of new spending. That does not grow the economy. ↗

— Paul Ryan

#billions #control #debt #deficit #does

Look, I don't dispute that the deficit has increased. ↗

— Austan Goolsbee

#dispute #i #increased #look

Of course we have to address the deficit if we win. ↗

— Helle Thorning-Schmidt

#course #deficit #win

All those trucks and barges that carry our goods to port are vital connections to the only force which can balance our trade deficit: export. We must keep doing what we do best if we are going to get America out of the red. ↗

— Jo Ann Emerson

#balance #best #carry #connections #deficit