Political Quotes

“I have focused on them; how successfully is an item of debate with myself. I thank the ranking member for yielding. This Republican budget, as I have said before, is an exercise in how not to achieve fiscal sustainability. Both the Bowles-Simpson and Rivlin-Domenici bipartisan commissions determined that the responsible approach to achieving fiscal sustainability is through a combination of balanced deficit reduction and strategic investments in long-term economic growth. The Bowles-Simpson report says: ``We must invest in education, infrastructure, and high-value research and development to help our economy grow, keep us globally competitive, and make it easier for business to create jobs.'' The chairman of the Budget Committee voted against Bowles-Simpson. This budget disinvests in those priorities, which will help us create jobs and grow our middle class. It undercuts our ability to invest in economic competitiveness and the growth we need to secure the goal of a sustainable fiscal future. At the same time, the Republican budget does not follow the bipartisan commission's framework for achieving deficit savings: a balanced approach that combines new revenue with spending reductions. There are no new revenues in this budget, and its spending cuts are severe and irresponsible, cutting even deeper than the painful sequester.…”