What we are doing right now is our best; it is our first effort at getting fiscal control under this place.

I would urge the Congress not only to talk about total budget numbers, but also to think hard about the various programs and tax provisions.

about three-quarters of Americans would see their taxes increase.

this plan would cut in half taxes on the richest 1 percent of Americans.

his Roadmap for America's Future would eliminate the guaranteed benefits available to all beneficiaries under Medicare

The U.S. economy continues to suffer from slow growth, and unemployment remains unacceptably high.

One of the disincentives to work I experience with folks in my district is, they're better off being on Medicaid because they have health care for their kids.

I think we are all in agreement that the long-term demographics and health care costs, and that is what we tried to deal with the Health Care Reform Bill, which CBO says will save us a $1 trillion in the second decade and almost $200…

So I think we need additional fiscal stimulus to drive unemployment down, we shouldn't be so worried about inflation in places outside of our country so much, and I think we've got to worry about jobs here at home.

Put additional investments in infrastructure, like you mentioned, you know, $50 billion, $100 billion in the next year or two for infrastructure that needs to get done anyway in education, in job retraining that would put people directly…

Something tells me we are going to have a big debate over the definition of investment over the next two years.