I think it is wrong to balance the budget on the backs of…

I will never, ever balance a budget on the backs of our seniors.

— Todd Young

I think to balance the budget, probably every federal department has to take cuts in my opinion.

— David H. Koch

We're facing a natural disaster in the middle of an economic disaster. The federal government has to balance its budget the way our families…

— Nan Hayworth

I relate to what Gov. Romney brings. I know what it means to balance a budget. I know what it means to write a…

— Sher Valenzuela

Well, first of all, let's go right to it. We're going to balance the budget. We should live within our own means, and we…

— Jeff Sessions

The cold harsh reality is that we have to balance the budget.

— Michael Bloomberg

The United States prides itself on being the richest country in the world. Yet we can't balance the budget, pay for education, or take…

— Paul Hawken

It's insane to try to balance the budget.

— William Vickrey

We need to balance the budget and force Washington to stop spending more than it takes in.

— Joni Ernst

Just as we should never balance the budget on the backs of the poor, so it is an economic delusion to think you can…

— George Osborne

We have to have an aggressive, long-term plan to tackle our nation’s debt, but attempting to balance the budget on the backs of veterans…

— Tim Walz

People need to remember that to balance the federal budget off the backs of the poorest people in the country is simply unacceptable. You…

— Mike Huckabee

Every family in America knows they have to do a budget. Every small business in America knows they have to do a budget. Every…

— John Boehner

I am not about to let the people who so mismanaged the state budget now try to manage local government.

— Jim Doyle

The only way you can do that [decrease taxes, balance the budget, and increase military spending] is with mirrors…

— John B. Anderson