Believe Quote by Mick Mulvaney

I believe, as a matter of principle, that the debt is a problem that must be addressed sooner rather than later. I also know…

— Mick Mulvaney

Faster economic growth helps raise the economy which raises revenues. And that helps us tackle the deficit. There's two things we've got to do…

— Paul Ryan

Obviously, there has to be a profound change in direction. Otherwise, interest on the national debt will start eating up virtually every penny that…

— Bobby Scott

Yes, it is long past time we get serious about tackling the nation's ever-growing deficits. But the average American family drawn into serious debt…

— Peter Welch

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

When the economy's shrinking, providing jobs, spending on things like infrastructure can actually increase revenue and drive down debt. And then, there's going to…

— Barack Obama

My point is cutting spending shouldn't be reliant on the debt limit though. It's something we have to do. The good news for America…

— David Plouffe

“I don’t think we’ll solve the problem of the deficit until three things happen: We need more discipline on spending in Congress. We need…

— Ronald Reagan

What I'm concerned about is endless borrowing, which is going to compromise our economy not only today but in the future. Because we know…

— Paul Ryan

It is of the greatest consequence that the debt should . . . be remoulded into such a shape as will bring the expenditure…

— Alexander Hamilton

I think it's important to look at what we need to do to get the economy going again. That's why I said new jobs…

— Hillary Clinton

Ultimately, we can't just keep doubling our national debt every eight years. We have got to get that under control and not spend more…

— Ron Estes