Believe Quote by Bill Foster

The harsh reality is that we simply cannot tax our way out of our overspending and debt problem. We need a balanced approach that…

— Kevin Brady

We should balance the budget. If government programs are important enough, we need to pay for them with taxes or make cuts in lesser…

— Robert J. Samuelson

We need balanced programs, balanced priorities on the fiscal side

— Jason Furman

We agree with Simpson and Bowles and others who have looked at this. What's necessary is to stabilize the debt and then work from…

— David Axelrod

There are only two honest ways to reduce our debt: cut spending or raise revenues.

— Dick Durbin

We have to reduce the burden placed on our economy by years of deficits and debt.

— Anonymous

Faster economic growth helps raise the economy which raises revenues. And that helps us tackle the deficit. There's two things we've got to do…

— Paul Ryan

My point is cutting spending shouldn't be reliant on the debt limit though. It's something we have to do. The good news for America…

— David Plouffe

“I don’t think we’ll solve the problem of the deficit until three things happen: We need more discipline on spending in Congress. We need…

— Ronald Reagan

I think to balance the budget, probably every federal department has to take cuts in my opinion.

— David H. Koch

What we should be doing is responsibly addressing the primary drivers of our debt and deficit issues.

— Ron Johnson

I am prepared to discuss the things that I believe we need to do not just to raise the debt limit. Raising the debt…

— Marco Rubio