As a fiscal conservative, I believe one of the most important roles the federal government can play in assuring that our economy remains strong is to keep our fiscal house in order.
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Beyond monetary policy, fiscal policy has traditionally played an important role in dealing with severe economic downturns.
Having your fiscal house in order and having a more manageable macro-economic future is going to be very useful in creating growth.
I think to balance the budget, probably every federal department has to take cuts in my opinion.
What's really important to me is that we have fiscally responsible balanced budgets.
Spending and tax cut decisions must be both fiscally responsible and fair to our working families. I believe that fiscal responsibility is the way to create prosperity for America and secure the retirement of America's seniors.
Our first priority has to be getting our fiscal house in order - and creating an atmosphere for the private sector in job creation.
I think achieving a higher fiscal stability is also a very important condition for restoring an environment which is conducive to growth.
A wide range of possible fiscal policy tools and approaches could enhance the cyclical stability of the economy. For example, steps could be taken to increase the effectiveness of the automatic stabilizers, and some economists have proposed that greater fiscal support could be usefully provided to state and local governments during recessions.
I believe the private sector and small businesses drive our economy, and that means the federal government should work to ensure the private sector is as robust as possible.
What we should be doing is responsibly addressing the primary drivers of our debt and deficit issues.
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