Politics-of-the-united-states Quote by Ronald Reagan

The federal budget deficit isn't the nation's major economic problem and deficit reduction shouldn't be our major goal. Our problem is lack of good…

— Robert Reich

I think we all know the budgetary environment we live in. We all know the troubling future for federal deficits. They should pay for…

— Douglas Holtz-Eakin

The problem with our deficit is not because Americans are taxed too little. The problem with the deficit is because Washington spends too much…

— Paul Ryan

Our priority must be to build a path towards balancing the budget, and we cannot tolerate growing deficits.

— Anonymous

Nothing Im proposing tonight should increase our deficit by a single dime. Its not a bigger government we need, but a smarter government that…

— Barack Obama

My point is cutting spending shouldn't be reliant on the debt limit though. It's something we have to do. The good news for America…

— David Plouffe

“Tax increases don’t eliminate deficits they increase govt. spending.”

— Ronald Reagan

The deficit only became a big problem in the Reagan-Bush years. For 12 years, Republican presidents talked about balancing the budget, but failed to…

— Dick Gephardt

If we weren't running deficits, if we weren't spending more than we were taking in, there would be no reason whatsoever to increase the…

— Ron Johnson

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

Well, I think what we need to remember is that budget deficits can impede economic activity.

— Anonymous

Congress must do what we said we would and find ways to pay for bills we propose so we don't leave future generations mired…

— Sharice Davids