"I think we just have to acknowledge that. If we do budgets at all. Sometimes we don't even do budgets, right."
"We are putting groceries on the credit card, and as a result of that, this year we are spending $663 billion in interest."
"I want to preserve that program, but current law doesn't provide for general fund funding."
"I believe we are not doing enough on childcare, on educational opportunity, from pre-K to post grad, to combating the climate crisis, to ensuring retirement security, and a number of--healthcare, of c..."
"I am certainly strongly against any commission that has as its primary objective to remove accountability or minimize accountability for Congress for cutting Medicare and Social Security."
"I think that there are a number of proposals. Representative Peters just referenced Congressman Larson's idea on Social Security. I think it has some good points and some flaws."
"I think it has to be a commission that quite clearly puts revenue on the table, because if revenues are not on the table, it is a commission to cut Social Security and Medicare."
"the need for--you know, I completely agree with Mr. McClintock, this is a responsibility of Congress."
"We are headed for a 24 percent cut to every Social Security beneficiary."
"We have something good going on here right now."
"Mandatory spending now is representing over 70 percent of our budget."
"I think it is a combination of all those things, Mr. Trone."