Our ability to defend our country in an increasingly dangerous world would be diminished because we would be spending more money paying interest to the bondholders rather than paying to keep the American people safe.

It is not that the American people are taxed too little; it is that the Federal Government continues to spend too much and incur too much debt, which in turn creates this unvirtuous cycle.

Inflation rose to a level not seen in more than 40 years.

The President's budget proposal, of course, just makes that clear, because it offers more taxes, more spending, and more debt.

It is not that the American people are taxed too little; it is that the Federal Government continues to spend too much and incur too much debt, which in turn creates this unvirtuous cycle.

The President's budget proposal, of course, just makes that clear, because it offers more taxes, more spending, and more debt.

I believe that the State and Federal regulators failed to appropriately use the tools they have to supervise and regulate the failed institutions.

Our ability to defend our country in an increasingly dangerous world would be diminished because we would be spending more money paying interest to the bondholders rather than paying to keep the American people safe.

We have got to act.

the President's budget misses the mark, which is disappointing, but unfortunately pretty consistent with what we have seen from this administration.

We need to get our fiscal house in order, something that the administration pays lip service to but seems uninterested in working with Republicans to try to address.