John Delaney Quotes

Only when we have economic growth can we push through fiscal reform.

The only way to eliminate the deficit in the long run is through growth.

A national debt, if it is not excessive, will be to us a national blessing.

The pro-growth policies and spending restraint of Conservatives work.

Chronic deficits drastically reduce government's ability to make those infrastructure investments that business needs to grow and create jobs.

Where we're coming down is we currently have $787 billion of stimulus that's been passed. We're certainly focusing on spending that money as quickly and as efficiently and as transparently as we can. We think that's absolutely the right strategy.

And it's important to remember we are all responsible - or certainly the elected members in Washington of both parties are responsible for making decisions and choices to ensure that the economy grows and jobs are created.

Instead of focusing on growing jobs and reigniting our economy, President Obama focused on growing government and tried to remake the United States into the image of the debt-laden countries of Europe. His approach has been more spending, more regulation, and higher taxes.

The problem is that the economy isn't growing fast enough to accommodate the level of spending produced through the democratic process.

The fundamental problem is that President Obama has grown government. He has grown the private sector jobs.

There is not a country on earth that could get its fiscal house in order by shrinking opportunity and depressing growth.

You just don't see people running through the streets to have the deficit cut.

A dynamic economy, with more citizens working and paying taxes, will be our strongest tool to bring down budget deficits

The reason I know it [our economy] is strong is that it has survived Congress. If the economy can survive Congress, I am confident that it will thrive eventually.

Raising taxes won't create private sector jobs.

Taxes are an important tool for us together with infrastructure investments, research, and development to create more jobs.

Everybody has to agree that the best thing we can do to start reducing the deficit in this country is to put people back to work.

Deficit, deficit, deficit. The political and media elites are obsessed with the D-word.

Domestic discretionary spending on education and health care and the environment has been growing at 2 to 3 percent a year. He says we have to rein it in, but he ignores the spending category that is the big spike in the budget.

The Republican promise is for policies that create economic growth. Republicans believe lower taxes, less regulation, balanced budgets, a solvent Social Security and Medicare will stimulate economic growth.

Look, I don't dispute that the deficit has increased.

Civil servants are fully aware of the challenges the British economy faces. They are, after all, working tirelessly and professionally to support the coalition government through the current challenges, every day, and in every part of Britain.

The federal government now spends one of every four dollars in the entire economy. It borrows one of every three dollars it spends. No nation, no entity, large or small, public or private, can thrive, or survive intact, with debts as huge as ours.

Yes. We do think that the stimulus package is raising GDP and raising employment relative to what would have happened otherwise.

We believe that - the President believes that the economy will continue to grow, that the economy will continue to create jobs, and that we need to do everything we can to enhance that growth and enhance that job creation.