Budget Quote by Allyson Schwartz

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

This emergency spending measure is certainly only the beginning, since we here in Washington will continue to work closely with the president and emergency…

— Jo Bonner

We cannot risk living all our lives under emergency measures.

— Dwight D. Eisenhower

Having said that, I believe we must not compound the natural disaster of Katrina by creating a fiscal disaster in Congress - it is…

— Chris Chocola

What we found out with Katrina is that the country is still unable to deal with disaster, .. God forbid this happens in San Francisco.

— Warren Rudman

I think we live in a constant state of emergency.

— Raheem DeVaughn

There is something mighty suspicious about declaring an emergency for something that has yet to show itself to be a grand pandemic.

— Billy Corgan

This is a limiting factor in the way we have been able to help, ... We need to determine to what extent does an…

— Richard Burr

This is a basic function of Congress to keep the government running. And so, what we ought not to do is play politics with…

— David Plouffe

We ought to prioritize national disasters... in a fiscally responsible way.

— Steve Scalise

We know we cannot underestimate the importance of emergency planning in our region, nor can we assume we'll have ample warning time. If an…

— Ellen Tauscher

“The advantage of a permanent emergency for the executive is that even trivial things can routinely be accomplished by the crisis presidency. If everything…

— Garry wills