Kevin Brady actually said...

"It is irresponsible to voluntarily go off this cliff, but it would be equally irresponsible to come to a solution that does not address the key issues."

"they were real and they were believable. What that did was create the confidence to make investments to grow an economy."

"We need to cut more spending and generate more revenue."

"If Congress fails to reach an agreement under the Budget Control Act of 2011, $1.2 trillion in automatic spending cuts will take place."