Choice Quote by George Pataki

A budget should reflect the values and priorities of our nation and its people

— Mary Landrieu

Well there are tough decisions necessary in budgets. I agree there are tough decisions necessary to ensure the long-term health of the budget. What…

— Chris Bowen

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

— Brad Schneider

If the budget that you're talking about isn't a good one, then it's better not to pass a budget. Most people in the country…

— Maya MacGuineas

If a budget is designed to show our values, it's clear where the majority stands: against opportunity, against education, and against America's hard-working, tax-paying…

— Ellen Tauscher

What's the point of creating a budget if it's not possible to follow through?

— Alexa Von Tobel

A budget should be judged by whether it creates a foundation for the success of American working families striving to buy a house, or…

— Jeff Merkley

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

By necessity, budgets require hard choices.

— Sam Graves

I said that this would be a Budget based on prudence for a purpose and that guides us also in our approach to public…

— Gordon Brown

Each budgets reflect our priorities, reflect our principles, reflect our vision. We believe in balancing the budget. We believe in getting government to live…

— Paul Ryan

More than anything else, a budget request is a statement of national priorities; a clear enumeration of what our country needs to grow its…

— Roy Blunt