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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

With government deregulation and the triumph of financial liberalization, the dangers of systemic risks, the possibility of a financial tsunami, sharply increased.

— Noam Chomsky

In the distance, I see a frightful storm brewing in the form of un-tethered government debt. I choose the words -“frightful storm' - deliberately…

— Richard W. Fisher

The worst thing the federal government could do is to increase the size, reach and cost of government. If government failed in its response…

— Cal Thomas

There is a basic lesson on financial crises that governments tend to wait too long, underestimate the risks, want to do too little. And…

— Timothy Geithner

If we keep kicking the can down the road, if we follow the president's lead or if we pass the Senate budget, then we…

— Paul Ryan

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

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

I believe that the federal government, like a raging river, has expanded upon the barriers and the boundaries of its banks, and unfortunately, it…

— Steve Southerland

Restore, without delay, the equilibrium between revenue and expenditures, which has done so much to destroy our credit and derange the whole fabric of…

— John C. Calhoun

Whenever Congress undertakes large-scale reform, there are times when disaster appears certain - only to be averted at the last minute by the good…

— Bill Bradley

Every time we get a piece of economic news, we'll know it could have been better if not for Congress failure to act.

— Barack Obama