"We need to come up with a predictable, stable way to reduce our deficits and debt."
"I want to be very clear; I do not want anyone to interpret me saying anything other than that this Congress has a very difficult and important job to address the long-term fiscal sustainability of our..."
"You can do things at the same time, but if you undermine the fragile economy, as the IMF, as you indicated, has warned is being done with certain fiscal policies in Europe, that just creates an even b..."
"Failure to extend unemployment compensation for millions of Americans who are out of work through no fault of their own, whether failure to do that would be a drag on what is already very fragile econ..."
"We hope that all of you, and the administration and like, will look for alternative ways to strengthen our economy."
"Thank you, Mr. Chairman, I want to join the chairman in welcoming you, Dr. Elmendorf."
"It shows that the economy remains very fragile, it also shows that it is slowly recovering."
"One trillion of that is accounted for by the tax cuts for the folks at the very top, and if you returned those tax rates to where they were during the Clinton administration, a period of great economi..."
"The fact is that the CBO said that the Recovery Act helped save or create up to 3 million jobs in the year 2010."
"I fully support the need to tighten our belts."
"I am very nervous that another round of cuts will mean that we are not able to keep or attract the kind of quality staff."
"What I would ask the committee to consider is that the Budget Committee not be penalized for its history of frugality."