"That is irresponsible and reckless, given the impact that not paying our bills would have on the economy."
"the Affordable Care Act will actually reduce the deficit by billions of dollars over the next 10 years and even more over the next 20 years."
"Thank you, Dr. Elmendorf, for this excellent report and for being here today."
"there is no question, the Affordable Care Act, if it were repealed, would substantially add to the deficit."
"these two sort of policies that we have heard so much from our friends on the other side of the aisle... will actually increase the deficit."
"it is sort of hard to understand, if the Affordable Care Act is contributing to deficit reduction, why the strategy is being advanced..."
"the maintenance of sequestration will result in substantial job losses both in the current year and in the next fiscal year."
"The current situation in Syria is deeply troubling."
"There must be an ongoing international response to this grave crisis."
"It is important that we hold the terrorists responsible for this activity accountable."
"this notion that resourcing is important in keeping our diplomatic corps safe is something that was identified in the report, correct?"