"Well, that is a stunning number, and that is obviously why we have not put it in the budget."
"This is an unhealthy trend, I guess you would agree."
"It seems to me, would you not agree, that that is an unsustainable trend?"
"I have opposed some of the solutions that have been promoted under President Bush and that appear to be continued."
"But I do not want to be reckless, overspending, and unprincipled either."
"I think the American people are far more focused on finding a responsible solution that will restore certainty to the market--uncertainty is not good--and growth to the economy."
"There is no money to waste, and we are going to carry--our children will carry this debt."
"I said there would be a negative GDP."
"You are going to need to personally drive that if you are going to change, because this Congress and no administration since I have been here have the kind of commitment to efficiency and productivity..."
"The example that we set by passing the stimulus package, $800 billion thrown together in a rush-rush manner with very few real amendments and that kind of thing was just stunning."
"We ought to be able to at least tell them what they can expect to receive."