07/10/2012
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"We simply must rein in our spending and get our financial house in order."
"Recognizing safety as the No. 1 priority, ensuring a safe civil aviation system is also critically important to the overall economy."
"The soaring debt of more than $14 trillion and growing poses a grave threat to our Nation's future prosperity."
"I hope that the Congress and the administration will take a much more thoughtful and reasoned approach to the difficult task of developing a budget for 2012."