"This budget, quote, '[takes] a pass on reining in government growth.'"
"It breaks the President's promise to cut the deficit in half by the end of his term."
"The President's ongoing refusal to advance serious solutions to our nation's fiscal challenges represents a stunning dereliction of duty."
"this budget is quote 'More a platform for the president's reelection campaign than a legislative proposal,' end quote."
"The real source of dysfunction in the Senate comes from members of the president's own party who have been unwilling for almost three years now to go on record in support of his budgets."
"Instead of working with us though, the president has demonized our ideas to stave and strengthen health and retirement security programs."
"The president's ongoing refusal to advance serious solutions to our nation's fiscal challenges represents a stunning dereliction of duty."
"This budget is, quote, 'more a platform for the president's re-election campaign than a legislative proposal.'"
"We will continue to invest in improving global health and food security so that we address the root causes of conflict and security threats."
"If these wars are unpaid for, then how can you claim savings from them?"
"Then all of a sudden we are going to have a pullout from Iraq and Afghanistan before 10 years is over, this money is all of a sudden a spending cut, it is savings?"