Action Quote by Paul Ryan

We do not have a debt crisis right now, but we see it coming. We know it's irrefutably happening. And the point we're trying…

— Paul Ryan

Our debt is out of control. What was a fiscal challenge is now a fiscal crisis. We cannot deny it; instead we must, as…

— Paul Ryan

When you're the president of the United States and you know that the biggest issue facing you is this cliff that we're about ready…

— John Thune

But when I look at the fact that today is 1,000 days that we have not had a budget for the United States of…

— Allen West

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

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

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

The blame for [the national debt] lies with the Congress and the President, with Democrats and Republicans alike, most all of whom have been…

— Warren Rudman

Most of us have faced a - faced a serious budget problem or another at some pivotal moment in our lives.

— John Hickenlooper

It's a shame that the president doesn't embrace the effort to reduce spending. None of us like using situations like the sequester or the…

— Mitch McConnell

“Americans today don't have a problem with debt. They have a problem with out-of-control spending. Debt is simply the result.”

— Gregory Karp

The challenges presented by our budget crisis are some of the most difficult we have ever faced. We are -very simply put -adjusting to…

— Kathleen Blanco