#deficit

Larger deficits are necessary and proper means to mitigate unemployment as the far greater evil in terms of human welfare. ↗

— William Vickrey

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On the issues that I care deeply about - the environment, Roe vs. Wade, the war in Iraq, with no weapons of mass destruction, the tax cuts that are now leading to deficits, I've got some deep issues with the president. ↗

— Lincoln Chafee

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Obama did inherit a deficit when he came into office. Why this fact justifies racking up vastly more debt and bigger deficits is a logical mystery. ↗

— Jonah Goldberg

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I've, we have in this state, like many other states, we're experiencing an enormous budget deficit that we're trying to grapple with. But we will have progress despite the deficits. ↗

— Jennifer Granholm

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We have to honor our commitments to today's beneficiaries, but we can't solve the growing deficit and debt problems unless we are smart, courageous, and sensible in planning for future. ↗

— Nan Hayworth

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Today, we have a trade regime which has led to the largest trade deficits this country has ever experienced. ↗

— Xavier Becerra

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The financial report makes it very clear that if we got into honest budgeting today, that in fact we would find ourselves with a much larger deficit than we have today. ↗

— Jim Costa

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In order to reduce the deficit, there has to be revenue in addition to cuts. ↗

— Jim Lehrer

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The war on terrorism has made national security a legitimate concern, and a rising deficit, changes brought on by globalization and even the price of oil have thrown the nation's economic health into question. ↗

— Roger Mahony

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I am fighting for those middle-class families who want us to deal with our debt and deficit, but they also want the investments that are critical to our country moving forward. ↗

— Patty Murray

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