I continue to vote against such spending increases, but sometimes I think some of my Republican colleagues forgot that we were sent here to shrink the federal government, not to grow it.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Even with not having a balanced budget at this time, I support tax cuts. That will help limit spending.
The polls are with us on this. They say the American people, more than anything, want to see spending cuts rather than tax increases.
As I have traveled throughout my Congressional district, the one thing I heard loud and clear was simply please stop spending money you do not have, rein in spending, live within a budget.
As a taxpayer, I want to assure you that Republicans are doing everything we can to reduce wasteful spending.
Memo to Congress: America's problem is not that government is too small. It's the spending, stupid!
After almost 50 years in which federal spending averaged about 20 percent of GDP, Joe Sestak and Nancy Pelosi took federal spending to 25 percent. You know, that's a 25 percent increase in the size of the government overnight. That's what we - that's what we've got to rein in.
It is time we passed a balanced budget amendment and return this government to limited spending.
Every debate in Washington is about how much to increase spending - a little or a lot.
Only in Washington does a decrease in the proposed increase equal a spending cut.
Certainly, cutting spending is one of the things that can transcend to the federal government. I mean, I think the federal government has grown by leaps and bounds, and they need to look where do they need to cut.