"if we were to replace the sequester in a balanced way, you would add 0.6 percent to growth"
"we believe that in order to do it the right way and meet our commitments to our citizens, and preserve economic growth, and strengthen the middle class, we've got to make sure to deal with that in a b..."
"The best way is to get people back to work, in good jobs, with good wages, paying taxes, and getting spending under control."
"The CBO says our economy will grow by only 1.4 percent this year."
"We can't tax our way out of this problem. We need to get serious about spending."
"Publicly held debt will hit 76 percent of GDP at the end of this year."
"our number one priority has to be expanding economic growth; making sure we promote job creation; making sure we strengthen the middle class"
"I really worry that part of our government here, two-thirds of it, you know, the Senate and the White House, and our friends over on the other side of the aisle, are deluding themselves into thinking ..."
"if we fritter this time away, if we don't deal with the core problem, which is spending no matter what you try to do on revenues, then we will have lost this opportunity we have to get our fiscal hous..."
"Closing loopholes, which is what we proposed for years, is a necessary pay-for to get tax rates down, to have a globally competitive Tax Code, to help businesses, to create jobs, to get people back to..."
"we support taking a balanced approach to that, meaning cuts"