I am just beside myself on what has happened. I mean, they've launched a multistage missile.

I look at this and I think, 'This is exactly the wrong message we should be sending.'

I think we probably need to institutionalize some of that.

Our budget is fundamentally about priorities and I applaud the President for working with Congress to craft a blueprint that builds on our recovery efforts.

It really looks like, to me, we are creating a government bubble.

Taxes on anyone earning over $250,000, including someone running a small business, will go up.

With the Administration's budget outline, we are adding trillions of deficit-financed Federal government spending, which adds trillions to our Nation's debt.

With the strong support of President Obama, I believe we can pass this bill and get working Americans some relief from mounting pocketbook pressures.

I was pleased to read this morning's paper, a number of people were saying, okay, I see some silver linings in this.

The group we had in last week said we do have the tools to deal with this now.

Every time you turn on the light switch, you will pay a tax.

Given the severity of the economic downturn that we face, and efforts already under way to try to offset the downturn, it is absolutely clear to me that the last things we want to do is raise taxes and add uncertainty to the economic and…