"If plan beats no plan, then why has the President once again decided to duck from the drivers of our debt?"
"We can get better growth and the wealthier actually will pay a higher proportion of the burden."
"If we don't come up with a plan for this country, we are going to pull the rug out from under people who are relying on these benefits."
"This Budget is a step in the right direction."
"We have heard a lot of excuses from this administration for why the president broke his promise, but what we have not heard is any semblance of accountability."
"It takes a pass on reigning in government growth."
"it breaks the president's promise to cut the deficit in half by the end of his first term."
"the looming bankruptcy of these programs threatens to end the guarantee of security that they provide for our nation's seniors."
"I remain committed to working with my colleagues on both sides of the aisle wherever common ground can be reached."
"We know our government is making promises to people it simply cannot keep."
"This is the fourth budget from this president with a trillion dollar deficit each year."