Country Quote by Johnny Van Zant

We have to cut spending. We're - the thing is out of control.

— Tim Pawlenty

The first thing we have to do is get spending under control in Washington. It's completely out of control. We Republicans came to power…

— John McCain

We can't continue to tax, borrow, and spend at the rates that we are, and it's just got to be stopped.

— Chuck Fleischmann

We need to stop spending money we don't have.

— Paul Ryan

We have to deal with two issues. Spending and taxes.

— John Boehner

We have got to cut the spending. We have got to fix Medicare and Social Security. And actually, if we don't cut spending, this…

— Paul Broun

The biggest change we have to tackle that's out there is that we're digging the hole deeper and deeper and spending is totally out…

— Jon Runyan

We need to balance the budget and force Washington to stop spending more than it takes in.

— Joni Ernst

Well, first of all, let's go right to it. We're going to balance the budget. We should live within our own means, and we…

— Jeff Sessions

Our priority must be to build a path towards balancing the budget, and we cannot tolerate growing deficits.

— Anonymous

The government has made $44 trillion in promises we can't afford to keep. We must get serious now about our long-term budgetary problems, recognizing…

— Judd Gregg

Someone has to stay on the line and say, no, we can do this by cutting spending and reducing the size of government. That's…

— Chris Christie