"Republicans and Democrats have to start behaving more like Americans in deciding what we have got to do now to solve the problems today rather than kick those--that can down the road and put it on future generations."
"I believe I have heard from more than one of my colleagues on the other side that it only helped the millionaires and the billionaires."
"There is a reason why we are in this fix right now. And we can blame it on taxes."
"most politicians don't like to raise taxes. And most politicians don't like to cut benefits that have currently accrued a certain people, but at the end of the day when you have a trillion dollar defi..."
"A strong American economy yields positive results for all of us."
"Many well-intended federal requirements hinder states' efforts to address domestic priorities."
"This action effectively stripped their waiver to circumvent local and state approval."
"Today's hearing presents an opportunity for us to have a serious conversation about the need to restore the principles of federalism in the budget process."
"In order to truly capitalize on this historic moment of economic prosperity for the benefit of state and local governments and all Americans, we must finally come together to put our nation's finances..."
"The size and scope of the federal government have vastly increased throughout our country's history."
"We may be facing a sovereign debt crisis which will affect every state, regardless of size."