Gerry Connolly actually said...

"It is important to note that we did not invent the concept of a budget deficit."

"Many on the other side of the aisle recently have taken the position that deficits are a bad thing, while simultaneously ignoring the significant contributions of their own actions to increase the nat..."

"Although we did not create the deficit, we have a moral responsibility to address long-term deficits."

"The unspent and repaid TARP funds represent the single largest opportunity for deficit reduction in our nation's history."