We can't have deficit spending in Texas. You have to balance your budget every two years.
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You know, to preserve our job-friendly climate the Texas legislature didn't raise taxes this last legislative session while balancing their budget and maintaining their reserves - and might I add that our budget leaves $6 billion dollars in a rainy day fund?
If we weren't running deficits, if we weren't spending more than we were taking in, there would be no reason whatsoever to increase the debt ceiling.
It's time to stop spending money we don't have and balance the budget.
Our priority must be to build a path towards balancing the budget, and we cannot tolerate growing deficits.
You want to balance the budget in this country? We change the salary structure for Congress and the President. Every year they don't balance the budget, we don't pay them.
I've, we have in this state, like many other states, we're experiencing an enormous budget deficit that we're trying to grapple with. But we will have progress despite the deficits.
The American people will eventually get hurt by this accumulated deficit. That's the problem. We have too much deficit. We have to find a solution.
Unlike the federal government, most states don't have the option of running a deficit.
It is time we passed a balanced budget amendment and return this government to limited spending.
Well, I think what we need to remember is that budget deficits can impede economic activity.
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