Administration Quote by William J. Clinton

To be fair, Republicans are not blameless. The deficit began to spiral out of control on President Bush's watch.

— Rob Woodall

Now, so, if you want to blame someone for wasteful spending, the Republicans are in the majority.

— Chaka Fattah

Deficits are anathema to most Republicans. And Democrats widely believe that government spending should fall as the economy recovers.

— Annie Lowrey

I don't want to remember 2005 as a year that the government heaped unnecessary burdens upon American families. Stealing from the poor and middle…

— Marty Meehan

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

The blame for [the national debt] lies with the Congress and the President, with Democrats and Republicans alike, most all of whom have been…

— Warren Rudman

I think the liberals are going to try to blame - and they already are - this entire mess on the right and on…

— Andrea Tantaros

One of the reasons we don't have our deficit under control is because Republicans are wusses and won't tell their base a simple fact…

— Ed Rendell

It is unfortunate we were put in the position where the Republicans made it clear they were ready to let everything fall unless they…

— Joe Biden

I don't know how anyone can keep a straight face and say they are for deficit reduction while they insist on a permanent tax…

— Claire McCaskill

As I'm learning, Republicans seem to only care about deficits when a Democrat is in the White House.

— Chris Murphy

As a taxpayer, I want to assure you that Republicans are doing everything we can to reduce wasteful spending.

— Jeff Miller