Bills Quote by Everett Dirksen

As Vermont's senator and a member of the Budget Committee, I will not support a plan to reduce the deficit that does not call…

— Bernie Sanders

Congress must do what we said we would and find ways to pay for bills we propose so we don't leave future generations mired…

— Sharice Davids

Someone has to stay on the line and say, no, we can do this by cutting spending and reducing the size of government. That's…

— Chris Christie

Ultimately, my proposal isn't intended to increase or decrease the amount of federal spending spent on antipoverty programs.

— Marco Rubio

On the Medicare/paygo spending cuts, I strongly oppose that and have asked what is the plan to avert that. Senator McConnell assured me that…

— Susan Collins

I will veto any effort to get rid of those automatic spending cuts to domestic and defense spending. There will be no easy off…

— Barack Obama

If I was in Congress, I would not vote to raise the debt ceiling.

— Sean Hannity

Until the president produces a responsible deficit reduction plan, I'm not going to the White House to negotiate with myself.

— Jeff Landry

Regardless of my legislation, spending has to be stopped.

— Gary Johnson

I'm one of those that have said, one of my key principles is I will not support a health care reform bill that is…

— Mike Ross

There are bills being discussed to raise the amount that Members of Congress pay in to their benefits and I support these pieces of…

— Rob Woodall

I feel obliged to withhold my approval of the plan to indulge in benevolent and charitable sentiment through the appropriation of public funds ...…

— Grover Cleveland