Abuse Quote by John E. James

We cannot solve the deficit crisis on the back of our seniors. We need all Americans to pay their fair share.

— Sheldon Whitehouse

We must take away the government's credit card. With limits on both tax revenue and borrowing, the Federal government would finally be forced to…

— Alan Keyes

We will cut programs, we will try to rein in the size of the bureaucracy. We will bring federal pay scales that have become…

— Eric Cantor

Without a doubt, first thing we should do is clean up our fiscal house, and that starts with balancing our budgets and digging out…

— Marcy Kaptur

Governments need to lay out a credible path to reducing their deficits in the medium term, but without excessively enfeebling an already weak recovery.…

— Zanny Minton Beddoes

If we keep kicking the can down the road, if we follow the president's lead or if we pass the Senate budget, then we…

— Paul Ryan

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

Inhumane treatment of the undocumented cannot be rewarded with repeated budget increases. It goes against our country's most fundamental values and cannot continue. We…

— Mike Quigley

We can reduce our deficit, and do it in a much more balanced way than sequestration, simply by fixing our tax code to get…

— Sheldon Whitehouse

Government spending clearly needs some adjusting. But a budget is a statement of our priorities, and balancing our spending on the backs of our…

— Paul Tonko

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

With a common-sense approach, we can reduce waste, fraud and abuse, cut back on unnecessary bureaucracy and provide for the pillars of a strong…

— Jaime Harrison