What I wanted to do was see if we couldn't balance the budget.
The budget enforcement rules of the 1990s were an important part of getting the budget back into balance. It was done on a bipartisan basis. Those pay-as-you-go rules were tested and they worked. We are now in a one-party system, and we have thrown t...
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 d...
Every budget I have ever prepared has been balanced.
You balance the budget by restraining the growth of government and encouraging the growth of the private sector.
Even with not having a balanced budget at this time, I support tax cuts. That will help limit spending.
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There is a difficult leap between talking about balancing the budget and actually doing it.
The cold harsh reality is that we have to balance the budget.
I, for one, believe that revenue has to increase. I think every American would pay more if they thought spending was going to be cut and the budget brought to balance.
In the state of Michigan, where I served in the state Legislature, there was a lot of shuffling of money between one year and the other to balance the budget.
America is one of the biggest businesses in the world, and the people who run it can't balance their budget. We need business people in there and lobbyists out of there.
There is no real justification for a requirement that a budget of any sort should be balanced, except as a rallying point for those who seek to hamstring government.
All the states are required, either by constitution or by statute, to have balanced budgets - they're not able to print money. So they have to focus on establishing priorities.
In Washington, I will never vote to raise taxes, I will fight to repeal healthcare reform, and I will work to balance the budget.
In my political career, I'd like to see a constitutional balanced budget amendment.
Taxpayers need a businessman who knows how to create jobs, cut costs and balance budgets.
We're facing a natural disaster in the middle of an economic disaster. The federal government has to balance its budget the way our families do.
Government spending clearly needs some adjusting. But a budget is a statement of our priorities, and balancing our spending on the backs of our nation's seniors is not the right approach.
Not one Republican president has balanced the budget in 34 years. You can not trust Republicans with your money.
Deficits do not in themselves produce inflation, nor does a balanced budget assure a stable price level.
