Cenk Uygur Quotes

The American people are tired of the out-of-control spending, and they want Washington to get their act in order and stop spending money we don't have.

Look, I'm very much in favor of tax cuts, but not with borrowed money. And the problem that we've gotten into in recent years is spending programs with borrowed money, tax cuts with borrowed money, and at the end of the day that proves disastrous. And my view is I don't think we can play subtle policy here.

If you could bring to me a majority of people to say that we're going to have $10 of spending cuts for $1 of revenue enhancement, put me in, coach.

The political gridlock in Washington leads us to conclude that policymakers don't have the ability to put the public finances of the U.S. on a sustainable footing.

I believe very firmly that we can get to balanced budgets without raising taxes and without cutting transfers to the provinces or to individuals.

The Tea Party knows that continuing to delay charting a course to spending reform hurts everybody.

Memo to Congress: America's problem is not that government is too small. It's the spending, stupid!

Only in Washington does a decrease in the proposed increase equal a spending cut.

I came to Congress to help reduce spending.

Look, I am not worried about Washington cutting too much spending too fast. I mean, the kinds of spending cuts we're talking about just right now are $100 billion out of a $3.7 trillion budget.

If we don't change the way Washington operates we're going to bankrupt our children and grandchildren.

Now make no mistake, I think we need a strong dose of fiscal conservatism in Washington, D.C.

Even with not having a balanced budget at this time, I support tax cuts. That will help limit spending.

I've criticized Republicans for their lack of fiscal discipline when they controlled Congress before 2007. However, that is no excuse to just continue with more of the same or, as the case is now, to make it worse. Under House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's budget, we will double the national debt in five years and triple it in 10.

If you ask people do you think that government should spend less money than what it takes in, most people agree with that.

When Mr. Obama entered office, he said all the right things about getting Washington spending under control. He even promised to cut the deficit in half by the end of his first term. Obviously, that didn't happen.

I think you're going to see a number of Democrats that do want to see us grapple with spending.

There is a difficult leap between talking about balancing the budget and actually doing it.

The goal is to reduce the size and scope of government spending, not to focus on the deficit. The deficit is the symptom of the disease.

I personally do not worship at the alter of a balanced budget.

The reason Congress hasn't balanced the budget is that the sky hasn't fallen lately.

We must get rid of deficit spending which finances the political schemes of today by mortgaging the future of tomorrow.

Only in Washington do you hear a budget increase described as a cut.

I’m going to keep on working to get rid of the sequester. You get up and do your jobs every day; let’s make sure Washington gets up and does its job. And what makes me frustrated is sometimes the very folks who say they stand with our military proudly are the same ones who are standing in the way of fixing the sequester. It’s important to look at deeds and not words.

The first order of business is the elimination of the annual deficit.