Ability Quote by Joe Heck

Cut defense spending as part of cutting all federal spending.

— Rand Paul

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

A tax cut would most certainly be my first choice rather than an increase in federal spending. Those who advocate that fail to see…

— William E. Simon

If we want our nuclear stockpile to truly serve the interests of our country in a strategic, balanced manner, we have to change course.…

— Dianne Feinstein

My feeling is that nuclear is a distraction. It stops us doing what we all know we need to do invest urgently in renewables.

— Marc Edwards

I was not a hard-liner against nuclear, because I viewed that as perhaps the only way we might keep the lights on another 25…

— James Howard Kunstler

My Republican colleagues say, Let's do the cuts first. The Democrats say, Let's do spending first. I'd like to do both simultaneously.

— Scott Rigell

I think first of all, let me...let me repeat...let me repeat what I said. I'm not in favor of a $5 trillion tax cut.…

— Mitt Romney

We are spending hundreds of billions of dollars maintaining 5,000 nuclear weapons. I think we need major reform in the military, making it more…

— Bernie Sanders

I think we'd be crazy to do anything to the integrity of our policy package, which is progressive, and really dealing with the key…

— Caroline Lucas

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

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

— Steve Chabot