Well, first of all, let's go right to it. We're going to balance the budget. We should live within our own means, and we should read the bills and work with the American people.
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We could have a budget that brings Americans together.
Without a doubt, first thing we should do is clean up our fiscal house, and that starts with balancing our budgets and digging out of this red ink. We cannot expect to continue in this fashion and remain the leader of the free world.
We have to deal with two issues. Spending and taxes.
We're going to have to control the spending of government.
Well, I think the president has clearly submitted us a tight budget, but it's what's called for if we're going to get spending under control and keep the economy moving in the right direction, with economic growth and job creation activity.
What I wanted to do was see if we couldn't balance the budget.
A budget should reflect the values and priorities of our nation and its people.
We can't do everything with a budget, but we can put the country on much sounder financial footing.
The cold harsh reality is that we have to balance the budget.
I am prepared to discuss the things that I believe we need to do not just to raise the debt limit. Raising the debt limit is the easiest thing. That's one vote away. The hard thing is to show the world we are serious about putting our spending in order so we can show people we'll able to pay our bills down the road.
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