Back Quote by Sheldon Whitehouse

The American people will eventually get hurt by this accumulated deficit. That's the problem. We have too much deficit. We have to find a…

— Nassim Nicholas Taleb

We will make government more accountable. We will cut fraud, waste and abuse in our budget. But we will not do it by leaving…

— John E. James

“I don’t think we’ll solve the problem of the deficit until three things happen: We need more discipline on spending in Congress. We need…

— Ronald Reagan

After a decade of profligacy, the American people are tired of politicians who talk the talk but don't walk the walk when it comes…

— Barack Obama

What we need to do is not only live within our means, but start paying down the deficit, and offer an opportunity at least…

— Ron Paul

We cannot afford to balance the budget on the backs of America's middle class and seniors and must do what it takes to strengthen…

— Raja Krishnamoorthi

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

We have a serious structural deficit problem. And it needs to be addressed. The president is trying to address it through reforms of Social…

— John W. Snow

I refuse to accept any approach that isn't balanced. I'm not going to ask students and seniors and middle-class families to pay down the…

— Barack Obama

Americans spend much of their adult lives paying taxes in various forms. We should end this practice of paying a tax that is triggered…

— Jennifer Dunn

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

The [budget] deficit isn't the immediate problem for most people, the weak economy is.

— Cynthia Tucker