“President Obama has repeatedly urged Congress to let the Bush tax cuts...” — Christina Romer Quote

“President Obama has repeatedly urged Congress to let the Bush tax cuts expire for those earning more than $250,000 a year. Increasing rates on top earners is an obvious way to raise revenue from those who can afford it most.”

“We're committed to working with Congress to doing what the president said he was always going to do, which is cut the deficit in half over the - over his first term.”

“If you think about it, candidate Obama, Sen. Obama, was running on sort of long-run economic issues, like restoring prosperity to the middle class, dealing with the perennial problem of health care in the United States. He talked a lot about the budget deficit, about the need to transition to clean energy.”

“There's a huge gulf between people who can afford to go to drama school and those who can't.”

“We cannot afford to lose the Medicaid funding for low-income women.”

“We must have a welfare system that we can afford, which will mean giving greater attention to directing the welfare program toward its primary purposes and its intended beneficiaries.”