Todd Rokita Quotes

The more the American people see the sharp differences between Mr. Reagan and me and the visions we have of our future, the better off the American people will be.

It is time to recognize a simple fact of life. Contrary to what some of my colleagues seem to believe, tax cuts do not pay for themselves.

Obama's plan for higher taxes and more spending is a blueprint for perpetual poverty. The last thing America needs is more of the Democrats' class warfare that has left our economy a barren landscape.

No party has a monopoly on wisdom. No democracy works without compromise. But when Governor Romney and his allies in Congress tell us we can somehow lower our deficit by spending trillions more on new tax breaks for the wealthy - well, you do the math. I refuse to go along with that. And as long as I'm President, I never will.

President Obama has contempt for real money.

My master's was in economics, and my Ph.D. was in philosophy, and I became a professor at USP. But after three years, I was invited to be secretary of finance for Sao Paulo mayor Marta Suplicy. They reached out to be because of my economics background.

When the Republican Party is no longer the party of fiscal conservatism then clearly I would argue that we've lost our way.

There's no reason to raise taxes. Taxes should be lower... The problem we have is that government spends too much, not that taxes are too low.

You remember had this gigantic clock in the arena showing the size of the national debt. And Paul told America, if you elect Republicans, we can fix that. But, if Paul Ryan was being honest, he would've pointed to the debt clock and said, we built that.

At the same time, Clinton was doing a lot things right, like the economy.

It's all right to agree or disagree on the balanced budget amendment. It's all right to talk about how we're going to appropriate.

President Obama wants to increase the size of government and raise taxes, while I support less government and more individual freedom.

And you can't have a prosperous economy when the government is way overspending, raising tax rates, printing too much money, over regulating and restricting free trade. It just can't be done.

The party in power almost always unapologetically engages in deficit spending, while the other party argues passionately against the evils of debt and deficits.

There's no debt limit in the Constitution.

We have to deal with two issues. Spending and taxes.

The Democrats want government to do the spending. Senator McCain wants families to do the spending.

It was my privilege to serve with Paul Ryan in the House and on the Ways and Means Committee. Ryan's vast experience and bold, reform-minded ideas were always evident. His knowledge of the federal budget is widely recognized.

In Congress, I was a relentless advocate for fiscal responsibility.

We're all concerned about the budget. We're all concerned about what's happening financially in our country. There's no question about it. Congress is working day and night. In fact, every time I go home the lights are on at the top of the Capitol.

When Bill Clinton was in town, he sent over a balanced budget.

What we heard today was not fiscal leadership from our Commander-in-Chief, what we heard today was a political broadside from our Campaigner-in-Chief.

Some of you may have been hoping that today I would speak about Lucien Bouchard's latest economic theories. But I have decided to spare him for the time being: after all, he is a man.

I think I should pay more taxes... but everything they take from me should go to reduce the debt.

Obama's claim is that he wants to give. The GOP is saying it wants to take.