#deficit

I think it's very important not to confuse the importance of dealing with Social Security in the long term with these short-term deficit reduction challenges. They're different issues. ↗

— Jacob Lew

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It's going to be true that anything that reduces the federal deficit will have somebody unhappy. ↗

— Jacob Lew

#be true #deficit #federal #going #reduces

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

#changes #concern #deficit #economic #even

Reconciliation is a special budget procedure to change entitlement and tax laws. It cannot be filibustered and requires only a simple majority in the Senate to be passed. It is primarily intended for deficit and mandatory spending reduction. ↗

— Jeff Miller

#cannot #change #deficit #entitlement #intended

The reason Ronald Reagan gets slammed for having so badly exacerbated the problem of deficit spending is that he so plainly deserves it. ↗

— Daniel Keys Moran

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Cutting budget deficits can never be just an exercise in economics. ↗

— George Osborne

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It's not easy cutting welfare bills. It's not easy cutting the deficit. ↗

— George Osborne

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I served at a time when we had a strong economy, when we had deficits that we would die for today. I was able to propose a balanced budget, not over ten years, but over five years. I'm proud of that record. ↗

— Rob Portman

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I am not worried about the deficit. It is big enough to take care of itself. ↗

— Ronald Reagan

#am #big #big enough #care #deficit

I'm finding myself really angry over spending and the deficit. I'm finding myself really angry over what's happening in the Middle East, the decision to stay in Afghanistan indefinitely. I'm angry about cap and trade. And I've been on record for a long time on the failed war on drugs. ↗

— Gary Johnson

#afghanistan #angry #been #cap #decision