"Worse, CBO confirmed just yesterday that it is projecting economic growth to remain sluggish."
"I think this policy runs the great risk of fueling asset bubbles, destabilizing prices, and eventually eroding the value of the dollar."
"I firmly believe that a course correction here in Washington is sorely needed to help us get back on the right track."
"I invite the president and my friends across the aisle to join us in this conversation."
"There is no question about it; our fiscal and economic outlook is grim."
"And this is why the point I tried to make earlier about getting better data in research and analytical tools on ideas and reforms on bending the cost curves of health care is really crucial."
"What I think is there is an absolute trade-off between putting revenues above their historical average share of GDP and cutting Social Security and the federal health care programs."
"The CBO's Outlook could not be more ominous."
"This report confirms what too many Americans already painfully are aware of: President Obama's economic policies simply are not working."
"President Obama's economic policies are not working."
"The problems have been growing for years, and there is no question that the blame is bipartisan in nature."