Debt Quote by William J. Clinton

“The Republican establishment is haunted by painful memories of what happened to Old Man Bush in 1992. He peaked too early and he had…

— Hunter S. Thompson

You know, when Republicans were in charge, we doubled the debt. But, now, our concern is the Democrats are in charge and they're tripling…

— Rand Paul

By restraining spending and by cutting the deficit, Republican policies are helping to keep our economy strong.

— Dennis Hastert

I've criticized Republicans for their lack of fiscal discipline when they controlled Congress before 2007. However, that is no excuse to just continue with…

— Erik Paulsen

I don't understand how the Republican party is the party with the reputation for fiscal conservatism and fiscal sanity, when they're the ones who…

— Bill Maher

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

I'm still a fiscal conservative, and I'm inclined to pay down debt.

— Jim Flaherty

Ultimately, we can't just keep doubling our national debt every eight years. We have got to get that under control and not spend more…

— Ron Estes

The Republican Party is doubling down on this trickle-down theory that says, 'Thou shalt concentrate wealth at the very top of our society. Thou…

— Martin O'Malley

The fact is, we'll never build a lasting economic recovery by going deeper into debt at a faster rate than we ever have before.

— Ronald Reagan

When Republicans say, 'The first thing you do when you do deficit reduction is reduce rates,' it would be like Democrats saying, 'The first…

— Chuck Schumer

I can tell you if you look at the polls, Democrats, Republicans, Independents, they do not think we should increase the debt limit.

— Jim DeMint