Orrin Hatch actually said...

"By the end of this fiscal year, CBO projects that the debt held by the public will reach the largest percentage of GDP since 1950."

"Now, to listen to some, you would think that policies that incentivize desirable behavior, like charitable giving and retirement savings, are somehow akin to potentially wasteful government spending a..."

"Debt that is high by historical standards, and heading higher, will have significant consequences for the budget and the economy."

"I do not think one can artificially put some cap on Medicare and Medicaid expenditures separate and apart from total health care expenditures."