Stephen Womack actually said...

"the threat, I think we could all agree, is probably elevated right now."

"CBO says, 'As a percentage of GDP, spending on mandatory programs is going higher. But spending on discretionary programs, as a percentage of GDP, is going lower.'"

"We cannot tax our way out of this problem. And to believe we can do so is being intellectually dishonest."

"If money were not an object, we wouldn't have to worry about spending and funding all sorts of great programs."