Away Quote by Grover Norquist

We should reduce total government spending as a percentage of the economy.

— Grover Norquist

The way to reduce the deficit is to create jobs and work opportunities so that people will have money with which to pay taxes.

— Danny K. Davis

The federal budget deficit isn't the nation's major economic problem and deficit reduction shouldn't be our major goal. Our problem is lack of good…

— Robert Reich

We have to get the tax revenues up. That means we have to get back to a healthy American economy, grow the economy so…

— Mick Mulvaney

I want to reduce America's deficit by cutting spending that we don't need but also by asking the wealthy to do a little bit…

— Barack Obama

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

— Anonymous

The question is: How do we reduce spending from 25% of GDP, which is where Obama put us? The focus is on total government…

— Grover Norquist

The only way that we can reduce our financial dependence on the inflow of funds from the rest of the world is to reduce…

— Martin Feldstein

It seems to me that instead of cutting taxes, we ought to be increasing the taxes to pay off the deficit, rather than let…

— Walter Cronkite

We're focused on doing the things that make the economy perform well, and as you do that, reduce deficits, for one, very important; secondly,…

— John W. Snow

To reduce deficit spending and our enormous debt, you reign in spending. You cut the budget. You don't take more from the private sector…

— Sarah Palin

Deficits are anathema to most Republicans. And Democrats widely believe that government spending should fall as the economy recovers.

— Annie Lowrey