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title: "9 Fiscal Challenges Quotes by 9 authors"
description: "Browse 9 Fiscal Challenges quotes by 9 authors. Discover the best Fiscal Challenges sayings and thoughts."
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> [I know the exploding cost of health care is at the root of our long-term fiscal challenges.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fred-upton/i-know-the-exploding-cost-of-health-care-is-at-the-root-of-our-long/)

[Fred Upton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fred-upton/)

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> [Every day things get better because politicians are addressing the fiscal challenges more aggressively.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/meredith-whitney/every-day-things-get-better-because-politicians-are-addressing-the/)

[Meredith Whitney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/meredith-whitney/)

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> [It's time for the sensible center to rise up and push for a rational approach to our fiscal challenges.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-rattner/it-s-time-for-the-sensible-center-to-rise-up-and-push-for-a-rational/)

[Steven Rattner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-rattner/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9fb/steven-rattner-23846_approach_it-s-time-for-the-sensible-center-to-ris_1888330.png)

> [The President has no real plan to address the fiscal challenges arising from the retirement of the baby boom generation, let alone…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-reed/the-president-has-no-real-plan-to-address-the-fiscal-challenges/)

[Jack Reed](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-reed/)

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> [The bottom line is this: in an era of mounting fiscal challenges and competing demands, we must actively seek ways to free…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-esper/the-bottom-line-is-this-in-an-era-of-mounting-fiscal-challenges-and/)

[Mark Esper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-esper/)

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> [As we move forward to debate our economic and fiscal challenges in the weeks and months ahead, one thing is clear: Our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nancy-pelosi/as-we-move-forward-to-debate-our-economic-and-fiscal-challenges-in/)

[Nancy Pelosi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nancy-pelosi/)

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> [Truly, the challenges we face are not Democratic challenges or Republican challenges. In fact, they are not political challenges at all; they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christine-gregoire/truly-the-challenges-we-face-are-not-democratic-challenges-or/)

[Christine Gregoire](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christine-gregoire/)

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> [While President Obama shirks his responsibility to advance solutions to our fiscal challenges, he can no longer hide from the merciless math…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-ryan/while-president-obama-shirks-his-responsibility-to-advance-solutions/)

[Paul Ryan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-ryan/)

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> [It's clear that the medium and long-run fiscal challenges facing the country have to do with the rise of entitlement spending, they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/austan-goolsbee/it-s-clear-that-the-medium-and-long-run-fiscal-challenges-facing-the/)

[Austan Goolsbee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/austan-goolsbee/)

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