"they have a plan for replacing the sequester."
"You cannot learn if you live in a violent, abusive neighborhood."
"It means that their budget hits everyone and everything else harder. That is simple math."
"I think going forward, we should keep in mind this distinction between means-tested health programs and other programs."
"Part of the discussion too saying we want to move people from tax-eaters to taxpayers is part of this."
"If you could just talk about the importance of having a balanced approach so that we can actually accomplish some deficit reduction in the country."
"That is just a matter of historical record."
"You just cannot have it both ways."
"It hasn't forced us to make the hard trades. It hasn't forced us to prioritize."
"So anybody who thinks that just cutting federal civilian employees and contracting out that work saves tax payer money is just plain wrong."
"We took very deep cuts over the next 10 years in non-defense discretionary spending."