Balance Quote by David H. Koch

The way to balance the budget is for Congress to cut Social Security, move the retirement age to 70, cut defense, Medicare and veterans…

— Howard Dean

I have long been in favor of a balanced budget restriction at the level of the federal government of the United States. Because the…

— James M. Buchanan

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 must cut federal spending - every wasted dollar, every low priority program, and every unconstitutional overreach - every day.

— Kevin Brady

The budget should be balanced not by more taxes, but by reduction of follies.

— Herbert Hoover

We need balanced programs, balanced priorities on the fiscal side

— Jason Furman

Budgets don't balance themselves, it takes fiscal discipline, and both the union and the government will have to show taxpayers that discipline.

— Pierre Poilievre

I think that all areas of the budget have to be scrubbed. Clearly the entitlement issues have to be reformed and that's an issue…

— John Thune

I would vote to increase the debt limit if there was a corresponding level of cuts. And if there was some serious talk about…

— Jon Huntsman, Jr

We need to balance the budget and force Washington to stop spending more than it takes in.

— Joni Ernst

I believe we need a balanced, bipartisan approach to debt reduction that includes a combination of spending cuts, investments in economic growth, and simplification…

— Bill Foster

Even with not having a balanced budget at this time, I support tax cuts. That will help limit spending.

— Steve Chabot