Political Quotes

“I first want to commend Chairman Ryan of the Budget Committee for actually doing the job that we were elected to do. As Chairman Ryan pointed out, it has been more than 1,050 days since the United States Senate has actually decided to even address the budget. And yet I look at what they're doing. I can't figure out what they're doing. We are actually doing the job that we are supposed to be doing and doing it ahead of schedule, per the statute, per what this country should be doing, and I am proud of the fact that we are here debating a budget. I am also terribly disappointed in the President's budget. You know, it is interesting. As I routinely hear, Mr. Chairman, the Democrats talk about a balanced approach, the problem is the President has never, ever introduced a balanced budget, a budget that even over the course of time, at some point in time, would actually balance. It never balances. So for 4 years in a row, we're going to have a $1 trillion-plus deficit. Understand what that means for you and your kids. When I was first elected in 2008, this Nation was roughly in the $9 trillion debt range. Now we're going to be close to $16 trillion by the end of the year. Now keep in mind: How much is $1 trillion? That number is so large, it's hard to get your arms around it. If you spent $1 million a day every day, it would take you nearly 3,000 years to get to 1 trillion. {time} 1710 We deficit-spend as a Nation $4 billion a day.…”