We could have a budget that brings Americans together.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
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.
We can't do everything with a budget, but we can put the country on much sounder financial footing.
Putting together a sustainable budget requires that we all work together, that we focus our scarce resources on key priorities, and that we strengthen our capacity to deliver the best product we can for the American people. And that takes money.
The cold harsh reality is that we have to balance the budget.
The reason we have such a reform budget is because we've been thinking about these things for a long time.
In a budget this massive, there are certainly areas where I think we could do much better.
A budget should reflect the values and priorities of our nation and its people.
We still have a major problem in debt with America that we have to find efficiencies in government to get us back to a balanced budget.
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.