Budget Quote by Ari Melber

As I'm learning, Republicans seem to only care about deficits when a Democrat is in the White House.

— Chris Murphy

When [Republicans] say they can reduce taxes and trim deficits at the same time, they are either deluded or deceptive, and they are playing…

— E. J. Dionne

It has been obvious all along, to anyone paying attention, that the politicians shouting loudest about deficits are actually using deficit hysteria as a…

— Paul Krugman

Deficits are anathema to most Republicans. And Democrats widely believe that government spending should fall as the economy recovers.

— Annie Lowrey

“The great cause of the new Republican intake is the reduction of the deficit but to anyone seeking evidence of sincere attempts at deficit-reduction…

— James Fenton

When Republicans say, 'The first thing you do when you do deficit reduction is reduce rates,' it would be like Democrats saying, 'The first…

— Chuck Schumer

When done right - or wrong, depending on how you look at it - deficits remove liberal options from the table. Suddenly there's no…

— Thomas Frank

I've criticized Republicans for their lack of fiscal discipline when they controlled Congress before 2007. However, that is no excuse to just continue with…

— Erik Paulsen

Yes, it is long past time we get serious about tackling the nation's ever-growing deficits. But the average American family drawn into serious debt…

— Peter Welch

[Deficits are] a yawner. We, as Republicans, have talked about deficits and balanced budgets since the days of Roosevelt, and the people simply haven't…

— Paul Laxalt

Republicans profess to be against deficits, but they are experts at creating and exacerbating deficits.

— Keith Ellison

One of the reasons we don't have our deficit under control is because Republicans are wusses and won't tell their base a simple fact…

— Ed Rendell