"The fact is that NMFS wants to increase the cost of the project to protect a fish that has not been within 70 miles of the dams in over 100 years."
"We cannot accommodate your budget request, especially when these requests will be used to prove that global warming is going to kill us all, polar bears included."
"The Nation is broke. We cannot afford to be wasting money on improperly orders of priorities like global warming studies."
"I am amazed that the White House will not use that term."
"We are spending $15 billion in 2010 to fight this war on drugs when there is no war on drugs."
"But we are all going to have to row this boat if we are going to get this country headed in the right direction."
"If this is not the time to cut Federal spending and begin to work toward a balanced budget, I ask, when is the time?"
"Government has gone out of control. Our federal government is too big, tries to do too much, and spends too much hard-earned taxpayer money."
"We are now more than $14 Trillion dollars in debt. That number equates to approximately 94% of our Gross Domestic Product."
"Cut spending now. Cut discretionary spending, cut entitlements, but balance the budget in a way that does not mortgage the future of my boys and my future grandchildren."
"If this Constitution doesn't specifically enumerate powers to this government, then this government should stop doing those things."
"Common sense dictates that we cut up the credit cards and live within our means, just like every American household has to do."