02/03/2015
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"Our Nation's debt stands at $14 trillion."
"I would not have favored that, and I described it before you got here as giving the President--like putting a bazooka under the President's desk."
"We need for the White House, the Executive Branch, to provide stronger leadership on long-term deficit reduction."
"I think it would enhance the President's faith in the Legislative Branch to take on his requests."