— Paul Ryan, R-Wis., criticizing the lack of cuts to Medicare and Medicaid in Obama’s budget. “We can’t just cut our way into growth. We can cut back on the things that we don’t need, but we also have to
“We can’t just cut our way into growth. We can cut back on the things that we don’t need, but we also have to make sure that everyone is paying their fair share for the things that we do need.”
— President Barack Obama, as he unveiled $3.8 trillion election-year budget plan, calling for stimulus-style spending on roads and schools and tax hikes on the rich to help pay for it.
“It seems like the president has decided again to campaign instead of govern and that he’s just going to duck this country’s fiscal problems.”
— Paul Ryan, R-Wis., criticizing the lack of cuts to Medicare and Medicaid in Obama’s budget.
