We have reduced and eliminated programs that benefit students, we have cut support for police officers on the street.
Democrats have made clear that we are prepared to do that.
Markets, rating agencies, and businesses across the country are watching closely to see if Congress can solve this probl...
We need to find a way to come together around a bipartisan deal.
The consequences of failure are unacceptable.
The American people realize that. They overwhelmingly support a balanced approach.
I worry, just as Mr. Bartlett does, about my children and my grandchild right now and what they are going to wind up bei...
We don't collect enough revenue to cover our expenditures.
Large, immediate cuts to the defense budget would have substantially negative impacts to the ability of the U.S. militar...
Cuts to our Nation's defense, either by eliminating programs or laying off soldiers, comes with an economic cost.
It is my belief that we are going to have to fix this problem from both ends--spending will have to come down, and we're...
I share the view that large, immediate cuts to the defense budget would have substantially negative impacts to the abili...
We have to begin to confront that inconsistency if we, as policymakers, are going to have the political space to make th...
The U.S. military is the modern era's greatest champion of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
They need food and clothing and housing and medical care. That is what AFDC was about.
What State would you suggest they go to where they could find a program that would meet the needs of a middle-class coup...
the Federal Government is making it harder to create jobs in America.
I ask unanimous consent that an article from today's Politico, September 8, by Joe Stiglitz, called 'All Roads Won't Lea...