Political Quotes

“I would say, colleagues, that the defense cuts do not count the war reduction costs. Those were entirely separate and not part ever this. The defense budget is getting hammered, but we ought to smooth some of these reductions out in a more fair way. Fundamentally, though we must remain committed to the requirements of the BCA. I know it would be hard for my Democratic colleagues because the budget they produced would spend $1 trillion over the BCA limits. The President proposes to spend $1 trillion above those limits that we agreed to in August 2011. As part of this deal, it would be wrong for us to breach the promise we made to the American people that if they let us raise the debt ceiling to $2.1 trillion, we would reduce spending over 10 years by $2.1 trillion. That reduction is really a reduction in the growth of spending because we would be growing spending $8 trillion over 10 years rather than $10 trillion over 10 years. I thank the Chair and I yield the floor. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The time of the Senator has expired. The Senator from Minnesota.”