Balance Quote by Neil deGrasse Tyson

“If PBS shrank the number of stations and used the money from spectrum sales and government grants for programming, we would have a genuine…

— Jonathan Taplin

Cut defense spending as part of cutting all federal spending.

— Rand Paul

It is being alleged that the Federal Government is 'cutting' spending. In fact, we are not 'cutting' anything. Defense spending under this budget would…

— Craig L. Thomas

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

— Tim Pawlenty

I think to balance the budget, probably every federal department has to take cuts in my opinion.

— David H. Koch

So, the point I'm making is, we are not going to cut spending in Washington if we think it's the job of every congressman…

— Jim DeMint

Even with not having a balanced budget at this time, I support tax cuts. That will help limit spending.

— Steve Chabot

To cut the federal budget without cutting entitlements is like giving up chocolate-chip cookies and then deciding it's OK to eat the ones that…

— Timothy Noah

Whenever people in Washington complain about spending cuts, they mean spending cuts that would affect defense contractors. They want to massively increase spending cuts…

— Cenk Uygur

Were not cutting the budget simply for the sake of sounder financial management. This is only a first step toward returning power to the…

— Ronald Reagan

If you are spending too much, you cut back on spending and you raise your revenues. And that's it.

— Anonymous

One thing that Washington D.C. does not do well is cut spending.

— Mark Meadows