Gerry Connolly actually said...

"This year, 24 Republicans joined us in fiscal responsibility."

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

"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..."

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