Liz Truss Quotes

We have to honor our commitments to today's beneficiaries, but we can't solve the growing deficit and debt problems unless we are smart, courageous, and sensible in planning for future.

What matters to me is that I do what I think is right and I see, I'm a numbers guy, that's my attitude. I know we have a debt tsunami coming, we are bankrupting this country and I'm in a position where I can actually advance ideas to prevent that from happening. That's exactly what I should be doing.

We are not a deadbeat nation.

Canada did not have a financial crises just because the Canadian Government said “No” to their bankers.

Stability is necessary for our future economic success.

I believe that if we are able to, obviously we need to ensure that we have a robust budget that's balanced, but there's no way I would ever accept austerity.

Congress must do what we said we would and find ways to pay for bills we propose so we don't leave future generations mired in debt.

What's really important to me is that we have fiscally responsible balanced budgets.

We Hoosiers hold to some quaint notions. Some might say we 'cling' to them, though not out of fear or ignorance. We believe in paying our bills. We have kept our state in the black throughout the recent unpleasantness, while cutting rather than raising taxes, by practicing an old tribal ritual - we spend less money than we take in.

What I wanted to do was see if we couldn't balance the budget.

Make no mistake: I will work with both Democrats and Republicans to cut wasteful spending and reduce our debt in a balanced, responsible way.

Reducing debt through budgetary consolidation is essential to restoring Europe's financial health.

Everyone knows the U.S. economy shouldn't be so reliant on consumption. More investments should be made.

My hope is that we're going to be more strategic and focused as we look for a way to address the long-term deficit and debt issues that are affecting this nation.

If it took multiple debt ceiling hikes, I'd rather achieve the savings.

People question me all the time about my experience. They question my experience in politics, and the first thing I always tell them is yes, I have no experience raising taxes over and over. I have no experience increasing the debt in a state.

Restoring responsibility and accountability is essential to the economic and fiscal health of our nation.

You don't lock into a ten-year family budget. You take it a year at a time - maybe even six months at a time. And then if the income really comes in the way you hope it does, then you can make some of those expenditures that you've been waiting to make. We think that same principle should apply to the national family we call America.

In the medium and long term. Spain is solvent and able to pay its high debts. In the short-term, we have the capacity to meet our obligations.

If you don't get spending under control, eventually you're going to have a big tax increase.

I think where I differ a little bit, we absolutely have to think about the deficit looking down the road. And certainly that's something the president has said that we need to, as the economy recovers, have a plan in place for getting it down.

We agree with Simpson and Bowles and others who have looked at this. What's necessary is to stabilize the debt and then work from there. You can't balance the budget in the short term because to do that would be to ratchet down the economy.

You know, we've got to be responsible about our debt. We don't want the United States to ever be a dead beat, and not be able to pay its bills, either to our soldiers who are fighting or to Social Security recipients.

This time, instead of moving oceans and healing planets, let's get our bills in order and pay down the debt so we control our own future.

To preserve our independence, we must not let our rulers load us with perpetual debt.