Able Quote by Gary Locke

States, virtually all of them, have a constitutional requirement to operate on a balanced budget.

— John Kitzhaber

Our state has a balanced budget. We have to live within our means in the state of Wyoming. I was in the state senate.…

— John Barrasso

There is no real justification for a requirement that a budget of any sort should be balanced, except as a rallying point for those…

— William Vickrey

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

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

States know better than the federal government how to allocate and manage resources to address the needs of their people.

— Cathy McMorris Rodgers

Just like families must live within their budgets, the Federal Government must live within its means. We have passed appropriations bills that have been…

— Dennis Hastert

The budgets we work on in Congress are more than just fiscal documents; they are a reflection of our moral values as well. In…

— Tim Walz

Budgets reflect our priorities, who we are as a nation, what we're going to put first, and emphasize and invest.

— Brad Schneider

Budgets are moral documents. Federal funding should reflect the priorities and the values of the majority of the American people.

— Mike Pence

Government budgets are no different than our own at home. We must operate within our means, make fiscally responsible decisions, and invest wisely to…

— Mike Parson

Every family in America knows they have to do a budget. Every small business in America knows they have to do a budget. Every…

— John Boehner