In Congress, I was a relentless advocate for fiscal responsibility.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I came to Congress to help reduce spending.
Congress must demonstrate fiscal responsibility.
When I came to Congress, I campaigned for fiscal responsibility. And the earmarking problem and crisis caused a great erosion in the public's confidence in Congress. We've got to find a way to do it without that. And I'm confident that we can.
The lack of fiscal responsibility is one of the main reasons I finally left my old Party.
There's no reason why fiscal responsibility is a Democrat or a Republican point of view. It ought to be all of our points of view.
My friend Paul Ryan talks about fiscal responsibility, but voted to put two wars on a credit card.
When I ran for Congress I promised to help make health care affordable again.
I came to Washington with a pledge to be a fiscally conservative.
My dad was fiscally conservative, and I was influenced by that. He didn't believe in spending more than you had because it gets you into trouble.
And the cornerstone of my economic policies, when I first got elected, was cutting taxes on everybody on who paid taxes.