#deficit

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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In New Mexico, I inherited the largest structural deficit in state history, and our legislature is controlled by Democrats. We don't always agree, but we came together in a bipartisan manner and turned that deficit into a surplus. And we did it without raising taxes. ↗

— Susana Martinez

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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 cut for the wealthiest Americans, completely unpaid for. ↗

— Claire McCaskill

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Under President Obama, we have spent more money - he has spent more money than any other president in this history, actually, the combined total from Washington up to George W. Bush. President Obama has racked up more spending, $1 trillion deficits. And it's time that he join us in this effort to get our fiscal house in order. ↗

— Cathy McMorris

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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

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Everyone I know has attention deficit, and they say it with great pride. It's a bad time to be right. ↗

— Joni Mitchell

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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. ↗