"I believe it will require both political parties to work together to find common ground and right this fiscal ship."
"Let's summon the courage and vision to choose freedom, to choose prosperity, and to determine our destiny."
"The difference between knowing what's right and doing what's right is courage, and the president, I'm sorry to say, lost his."
"I hesitate to say this, but, Dr. Rivlin I think I agreed with everything you said in your opening statement."
"The sequester will take effect, and we will see abrupt and indiscriminate cuts in government spending, unless we act."
"I do not believe this is in the national interest, and the President claims that he agrees."
"The balanced approach, I hear this quite a bit these days. The President already has a pretty steep tax increase in his budget."
"I think it would be wise for the Commander in Chief to at least have a plan B, knowing that his budget isn't going to pass."
"It seems like breaking an agreement."
"But I also think it is irresponsible for us not to show how we would replace the sequester if we don't think it should--the formula should be impacted as it is."
"Make no mistake, the sequester is not meant to be policy."