Ronald Reagan actually said...

As much as I detest the idea of deficits, as President I must accept a large deficit if that is what it takes to buy peace for the rest of t...

I don't believe that I was sent to Washington to raise your taxes, and neither was the new majority in the United States Senate.

We're going to whittle at these deficits until we're down to government spending within its means.

The message is that Congress needs Jack Schmitt in the Senate.