American economy Quote by Alice Rivlin

The single greatest force for deficit reduction is a growing economy.

— Kevin Brady

American's greatest deficit is no longer found in the federal budget. It is a moral deficit, and it may be found in a polluted…

— Pat Buchanan

The federal budget deficit isn't the nation's major economic problem and deficit reduction shouldn't be our major goal. Our problem is lack of good…

— Robert Reich

When the economy is growing, there's a lot that can be done to deal with the deficit.

— Henry Paulson

For the last 4 years, our Federal Government has produced the four biggest deficits in history, and the estimated 2006 deficit of $423 billion…

— Melissa Bean

The [budget] deficit isn't the immediate problem for most people, the weak economy is.

— Cynthia Tucker

The debt and the deficit is just getting out of control, and the administration is still pumping through billions upon trillions of new spending.…

— Paul Ryan

One of the reasons the deficit got as big as it did, frankly, was because of the economic slowdown, the fall-off in deficits, the…

— Dick Cheney

What's hurting the U.S. economy is total government spending. The deficit is an indicator that the government is spending so much money that it…

— Grover Norquist

The best way to deal with the deficit is through economic growth.

— Tim Kaine

Well, I think what we need to remember is that budget deficits can impede economic activity.

— Anonymous

The only way to eliminate the deficit in the long run is through growth.

— Edward Lazear