Committed Quote by Barack Obama

I want to reduce America's deficit by cutting spending that we don't need but also by asking the wealthy to do a little bit…

— Barack Obama

I have said repeatedly I do want to take longer to eliminate the deficit than the other parties. Because I want to see us…

— Nicola Sturgeon

I am fighting for those middle-class families who want us to deal with our debt and deficit, but they also want the investments that…

— Patty Murray

We can't just cut our way to prosperity. Even as we look for ways to reduce deficits over the long term, we must grow…

— Jennifer Palmieri

We must create wealth and we must cut our deficits.

— Manuel Valls

My Republican colleagues say, Let's do the cuts first. The Democrats say, Let's do spending first. I'd like to do both simultaneously.

— Scott Rigell

You've got to either say you're going to cut taxes and find some spending cuts. I think we ought to reform long-term entitlement spending…

— Anonymous

If we want cut the deficit, let's talk about raising taxes on corporations and the wealthiest individuals - not putting air traffic controllers out…

— Jasmine Crockett

We often adhere to the myth that if you advocate for cutting spending, you're a Republican, and if you are willing to raise taxes,…

— Wes Moore

Look, I'm very much in favor of tax cuts, but not with borrowed money. And the problem that we've gotten into in recent years…

— Alan Greenspan

Let us invest less and less in war and tax cuts for the richest 1 percent, and more and more in jobs and schools…

— Anonymous

If you keep tax cuts for the wealthiest, it won't stimulate the economy, but it will add to the deficit. And, really, what we…

— Heather Boushey