Jeff Sessions actually said...

"I think we have too light a treatment to the need to contain wasteful spending now, that is not producing much for the economy."

"Maybe we can refrain from making it more bad than it is."

"I just would say that any--maybe you would--my time is about up, so if any of the two of you who have not commented, I wish you would."

"The President did contend that he could cut spending without reducing benefits."