Political Quotes

“this morning we had the Budget Committee hearing and the testimony of Mr. Zients, OMB Director, who works for the President and prepared, under the President's direction, the budget they submitted to Congress for the United States for fiscal year 2013 beginning October 1. It is an important document. It is important because in it the President lays out his plan for what this Nation needs to do not just this year but for 10 years, during a time in which our debt crisis remains the No. 1 threat to America. That is what the experts from the President's own debt commission told us--we have never faced a more predictable economic crisis if we don't change our course of borrowing. We are now spending $3,700 billion a year and taking in $2,200 billion, borrowing 40 percent of what we spend. So it was an important hearing. I was deeply disappointed that our new Director, Mr. Zients, seemed to be focused on one thing; that is, regurgitating the talking points he had been provided and steadfastly avoiding answering simple, important questions put to him by members of the committee. We have two members of the committee here who I think will be sharing remarks about what we talked about today and how we need to address our debt crisis--Senator John Thune and Senator Kelly Ayotte. They were there and participated and asked questions.…”