I would like to submit for the record, Madam Chairman, a study by four economists...
These optimistic assumptions are a key foundation of the President's budget proposals and lead to artificially low defic...
A realistic economic forecast would indicate that the fiscal situation is already very grim, with exploding deficits and...
They inherited it from a Democratic Congress, and that's I think what fails to be said.
The unemployment rate is already significantly above the Administration's forecast for all of 2009.
I think we'll prove that we are closer to a $2 trillion deficit this year.
We need to halt the mad dash to big government as the solution to all of our problems.
The Administration's unduly optimistic economic assumptions are a major problem.
But I would just caution this Committee against such frivolous charges on such a serious subject.
I think this is a bipartisan problem. Pending cases and the backlogs have not materially improved over the last 2 years ...
I think we all have a responsibility to taxpayers and the truly disabled to make sure these precious dollars aren't lost...