"If you use a government service, pay for the government service. If you use airport security, pay for the airport security."
"I would just quickly say to my friend from Massachusetts, he should look at the unprecedented original appendix of the trustees' report that talks about the double counting that occurred."
"That is another way of saying, ignore our budget because it is not real."
"And the question is, where is it coming from? What are those justifications?"
"So are we to ignore the fact that you are claiming $12.9 billion in savings from IPAB?"
"House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan is taking aim at the Nation's poverty programs, unveiling an ambitious report Monday that will underpin other budget priorities in this election year."
"his observations are that Medicaid is a disincentive for work, and furthermore, that he spoke of Medicaid needed to be turned into a block grant program."
"Let us take the opportunity we have here in Congress, finally freed from the manufactured crises, and invest in jobs, broad-based economic growth, and opportunities for our families and communities."
"The earned income tax credit gives families flexibility and lets them take ownership of their lives."
"And while we absolutely need to tackle our long-term deficit and debt challenges fairly and responsibly, we now have some breathing room to focus on the other deficits that face our country--our defic..."
"We also knew the country was looking to us to make some compromises and to show that Government could function and that our democracy could work."