Political Quotes

“I think so. I would just say this--and I am so glad our colleague Senator Ayotte is here. One thing more I would say about it is the agreement last August was to raise the debt ceiling $2.1 trillion and to reduce spending over 10 years $2.1 trillion. It did not include a tax increase. What we are saying is we need to simply reorganize how all those cuts fell so they are more realistic and the government is not so damaged, and we don't need to have agency after agency totally exempt from any cuts. We are glad to have Senator Ayotte here. She is a new member of the Armed Services Committee and the Budget Committee. She is a fabulous new addition to the Senate. Her husband is a military officer. She has contributed greatly to our discussion. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from New Hampshire.”