The experience in Spain cannot be ignored, and the Solyndra, the $535 million loan that the U.S. Government made, seems to be failing alread...
The refusal to drill domestically has cost tens of thousands of high-paying jobs and billions of dollars in lost revenue to the Government.
I have to share the concern and disappointment that several of my colleagues have already expressed about what I see as a real lack of leade...
The American people rebelled against wasteful Washington spending and a Government that has grown too large and too intrusive.
we have a moral obligation to repay people who have lent us money.
The President is now calling for another--basically a stimulus bill, $50 billion to build high-speed rail, which I think would be a shocking...
We thought it was a bit of a heroic assumption to assume we paid for it over the whole period.
when the debt limit is not raised, is it true the tax revenue still comes in?
I am not in the camp that argues that under no circumstances should we raise the debt limit.
I think that is quite an assumption to make given the circumstances.
We cannot look at the deficit alone; we have to look at the tax rates and at the spending.
I happen to share the view that we should make structural changes.
I think $100 billion in near-term spending cuts would be very useful.
If we could have some new kind of limitation other than the statutory debt limit, that would give some underlying confidence.
Our goal is not an era of austerity but an era of prosperity.
Solving our Nation's economic and debt crisis is about more than economics. It is about protecting our way of life at home and our standing ...
I would just point out that we learned in the 1970s that we can have a lot of slack, weakness in the economy, and still have very high infla...
the negative impact from higher taxes exceeds the revenue benefit to the Government from an increase in taxes.