Addresses Quote by Ron Fournier

The 'fiscal cliff' is a ruse, an invention by the right and the rich, to try and keep their huge tax breaks.

— Michael Moore

We faced a crisis caused by the Federal Reserve, the corporate tax system, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, and the Community Reinvestment Act. But…

— David Boaz

Increasing America’s debt weakens us domestically and internationally . Leadership means that 'the buck stops here.' Instead, Washington is shifting the burden of bad…

— Barack Obama

The financial crisis was a classic case of the political class failing the American people. Twenty-five agencies were supposed to be minding the store…

— Carly Fiorina

Washington's insatiable desire to spend our children's inheritance on failed stimulus plans and other misguided economic theories have given record debt and left us…

— Rick Perry

The fact that we are here today to debate raising America's debt limit is a sign of leadership failure... It is a sign that…

— Barack Obama

America going into this huge, costly, never-ending war created huge debt, which became a huge problem in Congress and led to it stalling many…

— Karan Mahajan

The United States lived on borrowed money for too long, inflating its financial sector unnecessarily and neglecting its small and mid-sized industrial companies.

— Wolfgang Schauble

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

After the $700 billion bailout, the trillion-dollar stimulus, and the massive budget bill with over 9,000 earmarks, many of you implored Washington to please…

— Michele Bachmann

We spent $100 billion on education, saving the education system 300,000 teachers who were laid off because of the recession. We also put tens…

— Joe Biden

Examine the legacy that we inherited and what we did. We had boom-and-bust economics and a doubled national debt.

— Tony Blair