Activist Quote by Matt Kibbe

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

— Joni Ernst

There are only two honest ways to reduce our debt: cut spending or raise revenues.

— Dick Durbin

The only way to reduce our national debt is to grow the economy and cut spending. We have no idea how our money is…

— Carly Fiorina

We should balance the budget. If government programs are important enough, we need to pay for them with taxes or make cuts in lesser…

— Robert J. Samuelson

We agree with Simpson and Bowles and others who have looked at this. What's necessary is to stabilize the debt and then work from…

— David Axelrod

I believe we need a balanced, bipartisan approach to debt reduction that includes a combination of spending cuts, investments in economic growth, and simplification…

— Bill Foster

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

The way to balance the budget is for Congress to cut Social Security, move the retirement age to 70, cut defense, Medicare and veterans…

— Howard Dean

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

— Anonymous

It is time we passed a balanced budget amendment and return this government to limited spending.

— Newt Gingrich

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 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