I have said before, I will say again, I'm very hopeful that we can achieve common ground on this budget.

I believe that any new thing that's been done ... is in their mind an easy thing to eliminate if you want to balance the budget.

We shouldn't cut education to balance the budget.

It is important that we continue to work to balance the budget.

That's why what we're doing with this budget debate is so important and why we have to do it right.

If we don't balance the budget, we're going to hurt America's future.

I herewith report one revised deferral of budgetary resources, totaling $1.2 billion.

We can balance the budget and we can do it in the right way and reinventing Government proves it.

We must take the money that is left and spend it properly.

The purpose of balancing the budget is not to shut the economy down by undermining our fundamental commitment to education.

We don't want to weaken our economy by balancing the budget.

I have a good plan to balance the budget.

It is time for Congress to go forward to write a disciplined budget that brings the deficit down.

I herewith report one revised deferral, totaling $7.3 million, and two revised rescission proposals, totaling $106.7 million.

My Fiscal Year 1996 Budget requests $10.4 billion in supplemental appropriations for the current fiscal year.

I think that this—when I submit the budget, I think it'll be the beginning of a very positive thing.

We do not want to see overall cuts in education programs.

We agreed to do what is necessary to restore financial confidence in Mexico without affecting the current budget at home.