"A trillion-dollar deficit, and it will feed into that $22 trillion, is a lot of money."
"So there are things on the expense side of the ledger that are must do. Federal government, it says 'provide for the common defense.'"
"But there was a comment. I am using one example of many that came up in this hearing today on the other side about CDBG."
"We have a moral obligation to get our fiscal house in order, to make sure that our children and grandchildren aren't saddled in the future with spending decisions Washington makes today."
"I think the only way to really ever force the hand of Congress is to enshrine it into the Constitution."
"Our economy is strong again, with more than double the GDP growth seen during the Obama administration."
"Americans are seeing bigger paychecks, getting to keep more of their hard-earned money to save, spend and invest the way they see fit."
"I struggle with the claims that the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act has led to a bigger gap in income inequality."
"the very premise that the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act is working, as evidenced by the fact that unemployment is low, wages are higher"
"To truly address the fiscal challenges facing our nation today and future generations, we must tackle the core driver of our ballooning debt, and that is out-of-control spending."
"What we have is a spending problem, a fact many Democrats are choosing to ignore."