"I think that Senator King's perspective--he is here--has been phenomenal."
"The more certainty the better."
"I would argue that the primary generator of economic uncertainty in the last decade in the United States has been the United States Congress."
"By not paying attention to the budget, by not paying attention to appropriations, by not paying attention to oversight, we are transferring immense political power from the legislative branch to the e..."
"There are three great battles in Congress. One is the battle between the parties, Democrat on Republican. The other great battle is the battle between the branches, executive versus legislative."
"We should all redouble our efforts to address instead the underlying causes of our long-term fiscal challenges."
"You do not balance the budget on the backs of the elderly, the children, the sick, and the poor."
"I remember first testifying about biennial budgeting something like 15 years ago before the House Rules Committee."
"A democratic Government cannot function when a small faction chooses to hold the American people hostage."
"What we have got to do is muster the political will to make difficult and politically costly decisions, including a comprehensive budget plan that addresses the main drivers--the main drivers--of our ..."
"We are now in a very different situation. Since the 1990s, we have had trillions of dollars in lost tax revenue."