Dennis Hastert Quotes

The country needs fiscal discipline to build a strong economy and for social justice.

Ultimately, we can't just keep doubling our national debt every eight years. We have got to get that under control and not spend more than we bring in.

We must stop spending money that we just don't have. Historic debt leads to historic tax increases, which stifle job growth.

Today we care about budgets more than anything. Our American future hangs on the ability of government to cut budget.

Fiscal discipline is a priority in Romania, and we have already proven we are committed and able to make real progress in this area.

As I have traveled throughout my Congressional district, the one thing I heard loud and clear was simply please stop spending money you do not have, rein in spending, live within a budget.

I have spoken about deficits, and I think deficits are important because they address broad economic and financial stability. We need to talk about that.

I came to Congress to help reduce spending.

We're on the verge of a financial collapse unless we balance the budget, and that means some really, really tough decisions.

In order to reduce the deficit, there has to be revenue in addition to cuts.

We're failing when it comes to controlling spending.

I want to cut - personally, I want to cut spending. Personally, I just don't believe we can continue to add to the deficit. So, actually, personally, I like the budget cap.

We cannot cut our way to prosperity.

It is better to implement reforms in times of economic strength.

American economic history does not support the idea that a strong economy depends on chronic federal borrowing.

Fiscal discipline can turn the economy around.

I take very seriously our responsibility to keep a strong economy.

We don't have a revenue problem in Annapolis. We have a spending problem we need to control.

National elections have to be fought on who can ensure better national security, who can give us a sound economic system... ensure financial discipline... And this work can only be done by Narendra Modi.

We've got to take some drastic steps in this country. We can't keep spending and spending.

The first thing we better get going is strengthening our economy, because if we don't have a strong economy, we can't pay for all of this. And the world wants us to be able to function from strength, believe it or not.

If we're going to have a strong and dynamic economy in the years ahead, we need to tackle some of the structural challenges that our economy faces and the tax code is one of the biggest.

I do think that all economies need a sense of fiscal discipline especially over the midterm and if you are in the middle of a debt crisis you can't borrow your way out of a debt crisis. That's logically impossible.

It's a shame that the president doesn't embrace the effort to reduce spending. None of us like using situations like the sequester or the debt ceiling or the operation of government to try to engage the president to deal with this.

We ought to pay down the national debt, ... The American people are tired of people who make promises about cutting taxes that they cannot keep.