04/28/2009
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"I think it is a dangerous theory. It is part of the reason we are here, this GDP argument. The debt goes up."
"We are not inclined to use a share of the economy anymore. That is why we are broke."
"We are not here fighting over spending and other issues and sacrifices... our economy is in danger."
"Isn't it a fact that total discretionary spending increases every single year except maybe with the reduction in the military effort next year?"