Political Quotes

“We, as the fiscal policy leaders of this great Nation, have a responsibility to look out for future generations. How can we say that we are doing our best to look out for our children when we are not keeping our commitment to save the Social Security and Medicare trust fund surpluses? We need to be fiscally responsible. My Blue Dog colleagues and I realize that. That is why we are spending these hours and these weeks trying to drive this point home. It should not be hard for others to understand that, as well. Fiscal responsibility does not mean raising the debt limit when we are already in debt by $5.9 trillion. Fiscal responsibility does not mean tapping into the Social Security trust fund to support other government programs every year for the next 10 years, for a total of $1.5 trillion. Fiscal responsibility means working together as a team on both sides of the aisle to get the budget back in check without tampering with our Social Security surplus.”