"It may not balance the budget, but it would make our government a lot less unwieldy and wasteful if we were to get rid of some of the things we all know about."
"There could be process reforms, there could be program elimination, or there could be program modification."
"A pencil would cost, $1,000 if government made pencils because they do not have the proper incentives to do anything efficiently."
"I think corporate welfare makes U.S. businesses weaker."
"Federal intervention, in my view, will ultimately weaken America's ability to respond to natural disasters."
"We have a deficit this year that is expected to be about $583 billion."
"I am in favor of a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution."
"One of the ideas that we have put forward and are trying to get a vote on this week on NDAA is to give civilians bonuses based on finding savings."
"I think this is a threat to our economy, and some economists have said it is costing us millions of jobs."
"There is no reason for the EDA to exist."
"The best solution to the waste problem is to cut the Federal Government's size, and I think a prime target for cuts ought to be Federal aid to State and local government."