Absolutely Quote by Rick Santelli

The problem is government spends too much. So raising taxes is what politicians do, instead of reducing spending.

— Grover Norquist

The problem isn't a Congress that won't cut spending or a president who won't raise taxes. The problem is an American public with a…

— P. J. O'Rourke

The harsh reality is that we simply cannot tax our way out of our overspending and debt problem. We need a balanced approach that…

— Kevin Brady

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 say that anytime budgets are balanced and an ample savings account has been set aside, government should just stop collecting taxes. Better to…

— Mitch Daniels

Where we are now is we have resolved the revenue issue and the question is what are we going to do about spending. I…

— Mitch McConnell

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

— Tim Pawlenty

We [Federal Government] have tried spending money. We are spending more than we have ever spent before and it does not work.

— Henry Morgenthau, Jr

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

— John Boehner

Instead of raising taxes as some would insist, we need to reduce waste and inefficiency in government.

— Tim Murphy

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

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

— Bobby Scott