"Democrats have consistently shown we are willing to do so, and now it is up to Republicans to join us at the table ready to compromise."
"The House budget doubles down on protecting tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans."
"The House budget pursues an extreme, cuts-only approach, slashing our investments in education and infrastructure."
"Republican leaders, who are seemingly rejecting any effort at compromise, will need to put our families and our economy above partisan ideology."
"The sequester moves in the wrong direction. The sequester takes too much out of the economy in a ham-handed way that was designed to be bad policy and it is bad policy."
"I think that Social Security does not contribute to the deficit."
"I appreciate the elimination of the sequester because, as you pointed out, it was not Congress' intent that it should go into effect."
"I do not think by putting a good-faith discussion about is there a more accurate way to calculate the CPI on the table that you are trying to harm veterans or harm anyone."
"I do not understand why this is a time when one would want to reduce GDP by half a percent."
"The sooner we lock into place a plan that gives confidence to the whole economy..."
"I think that is ideology, not economics."
"I will also continue working to end the terrible epidemic of military sexual assault in the services."