Kathryn Eickhoff Quotes

Will I obliterate national debt? Sure, why not?

President Obama's call for nearly a half-trillion dollars in more government stimulus when America has more than $14 trillion in debt is guided by his mistaken belief that we can spend our way to prosperity.

In the past, proactive fiscal polices almost always meant just more investment and an increase in the fiscal deficit.

Obviously, there has to be a profound change in direction. Otherwise, interest on the national debt will start eating up virtually every penny that we have.

Tonight, I come before you to announce that the federal deficit, once so incomprehensibly large that it had eleven zeroes, will be, simply zero.

The best deficit reduction program is a growing economy.

A public debt is a public curse and in a representative government greater than any other.

Tonight I come before you to announce that the Federal Deficit will be simply zero.

Let’s make this the year where we are either going to get rid of the deficit or get rid of the idea that we are going to get rid of the deficit..

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

We can have tax cuts, but when we have tax cuts and do not have a surplus, the amount of the tax cut goes straight to the bottom line, adds to the deficit, and the deficit adds to the national debt, and sooner or later, the debt has to be paid.

I am not worried about the deficit. It is big enough to take care of itself.

We are worried about the size of the deficit, which is why the president is pleased that the House and Senate have followed his lead in cutting the deficit in half over the next five years.

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

I think there is a shared sense of urgency in Washington on fiscal issues.

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

Mr. Obama plans to boost federal spending 25 percent while nearly tripling the national debt over 10 years. Americans know that this kind of spending will have economic consequences, including new taxes being imposed by the new progressives.

We've unveiled the most comprehensive reform budget people have seen in a generation.

We can't continue to kick the can when it comes to the fiscal state of this country.

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

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

First of all, I don't like to speak about austerity. I'd prefer to speak of fiscal discipline. Fiscal discipline, in the end, amounts to austerity if it is not accompanied by other policies.

My opponent Senator Menendez and his colleagues are pursuing what I consider a Jon Corzine economic policy. Higher taxes, more spending, more debt.

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 don't believe we ought to be raising taxes or cutting spending, either one, until we get this economy off the ground. I'll pay more, but it won't solve the problem.