At some point, we have to say wait a minute, let us get off this merry go round and begin to create jobs for people.
Their concern was that there were Members of Congress that were going around talking about not raising the debt ceiling.
Government does have a role. Private business has a role.
At some point, there is no one in this room who, if you had a house, you would repair it and maintain it.
Let me tell you what worries me.
At some point, we need to say, wait a minute, let us get this right.
In a day and age when China is spending 9 percent of their GDP on infrastructure, we are spending less than half of a pe...
I think we need to do both.
We saw what Standard and Poor's did.
we have to increase revenues beyond current policy if we want to avoid very deep cuts.
On CBO, when they score investments, when CBO looks at the investment side, investment infrastructure and education, the...
I believe we should propose a plan of that size.
If we are really going to address this challenge, let's recognize that if we don't deal with the revenue piece...
the 10-year cumulative deficit is $3.4 trillion.
The fastest and most effective way to reduce the deficit in the short term is to put Americans back to work.
there are spending issues, especially in the outyears, but there is also a revenue issue.
we are all entitled to our own opinions, but not to our own facts.
Many analysts think that the country should spend more in the area of infrastructure.
