We cannot move forward unless we act on this now.
Nothing has done more to erode the confidence of the American people in our Government than our chronic failure to manage our finances.
I don't know how in the world we could ever make any decisions in this country if we made decisions on that basis.
There are three other opportunities we're going to have to cut spending to continue to drive the deficit down.
They should think it's a price worth paying to get the deficit down and to get these incentives for the economy to grow.
I want to make it clear that the Senators who are here and others strongly support what is being done.
I am tired of hearing about all the things we cannot do.
We are being given a chance now to demonstrate that vision and that will.
It will get straightened out if it passes, because once the bill passes, reality takes over and the rhetoric shrinks.
As important as this plan is for reducing the budget and investment deficits, these Executive orders deal also with the trust deficit.
The tax system will lift you out. You will be rewarded for your work.
If we don't do it, this deficit will move up toward $500 billion and $600 million a year.
This is a fair program.
This plan is fair.
The purpose of this order is to create a mechanism to monitor total costs of direct spending programs.
We must go forward together; that there is no place for hatred or division.
The deficit reduction order creates a deficit reduction trust fund, an account in the Treasury that guarantees that the savings from the rec...
This is crazy.
