Confronting Quote by Mitch McConnell

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

— John Boehner

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

— Tim Pawlenty

We are going to tax and tax, spend and spend, elect and elect.

— Franklin D. Roosevelt

We cannot collect enough taxes to catch up with spending. Do I know a solution? Not really. Do your politicians know a solution? Does…

— Rick Santelli

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

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

So all of this is possible. Now, in order for us to do it, we do have to close our deficit, and one of…

— Barack Obama

We're going to have to raise revenues in some form or fashion, and we're going to have to cut spending, including entitlements of all…

— Douglas R. Oberhelman

We grow our own source revenue base, we put ourselves into a stronger financial position and so this budget is unashamedly going to be…

— Peter Gutwein

If we increase spending, we have got to raise taxes or any combination.

— Bobby Scott

It's a shame that we have to use whatever leverage we have in Congress to get the president to deal with the biggest problem…

— Mitch McConnell

Well, I think the president has clearly submitted us a tight budget, but it's what's called for if we're going to get spending under…

— Thad Cochran