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Quotes About Cuts

If you could bring to me a majority of people to say that we're going to have $10 of spending cuts for $1 of revenue enhancement, put me in, coach.
~ Jeb Bush
But the fact of the matter is that all scientific evidence would show, based upon what we know about this disease, that muscle cuts - that is, the meat of the animal itself - should not cause any risk to human health.
~ Ann Veneman
Britain has taken itself out as a major player in the international system, at least for a while, with the kind of cuts that they've made in their national security budget.
~ Robert Kagan
Your love is a terrible thing," November says. "It sits heavy. It stings. It cuts." She shrugs. "I am Casimira." "I don't know if I can bear it." "I would not have chosen you if you could not. You will get stronger. You will grow calluses.
~ Catherynne M. Valente
We shouldn't be undermining Medicare for those who need it most in order to give more tax cuts to those who need them least.
~ Ann McLane Kuster
'Things To Do In Denver When You're Dead' is one of the most underrated films. There were even different cuts of it. A wonderful film.
~ William Forsythe
I have spoken to Donald Trump about this. He understands the dramatic budget cuts our military has faced.
~ Tom Cotton
The public understands that the government is broke, but many still don't want to cut programs they enjoy or depend on.
~ Tucker Carlson
We must unequivocally reject any cuts to Social Security or Medicare benefits.
~ Sheldon Whitehouse
In the private sector we budget for rainy days or offset unexpected expenditures with spending cuts and the same principles should apply to Congress.
~ Mike Braun
President Obama's reckless defense cuts that are hanging over our cloud, hanging over the horizon could put almost 44,000 jobs at stake right here in Pennsylvania. we are not going to let that happen. You know why? Because No. 1, national defense is the first priority of the federal government.
~ Paul Ryan
Democrats are fighting fire with fire. Our principled stance on Medicare and Social Security is absolutely no different than the Republicans' stance on no revenue increases without cuts.
~ Judy Chu
The perfume, all those dead whales in the cuts in her hands, it stings.
~ Chuck Palahniuk
The education cuts in the President's budget are both irresponsible and morally unjustifiable.
~ Chaka Fattah
The sweeping, unfocused cuts of sequestration are certain to have unintended negative consequences, including for America's small businesses.
~ Sam Graves
If I know I'm going to be in a little different system, I'm 39, I can plan for that; we can plan for that. Doing nothing, the status quo, is going to guarantee cuts for current seniors... reforming the system is the only way you shore it up.
~ Sean Duffy
In this time of budget cuts, we cannot forget that basic science is a building block for scientific innovation and economic growth in the information age.
~ Tim Bishop
David and I got cut out the editing process on that. We were able to affect it more than not. We sent in our notes, we were able to see cuts. We weren't allowed to see dailies and we weren't allowed to sit in the editing room and just work.
~ Bob Odenkirk
If American women increase their voting turnout by ten percent, I think we would see an end to all of the budget cuts in programs benefiting women and children.
~ Coretta Scott King
Steph?" "Huh?" I still had my hands on his stomach, and I could feel him laughing. "I can smell something burning, babe. You must be thinking." It wasn't my brain that was on fire. I felt around a little with my fingertips. He shook his head. "Don't encourage me. This isn't a good time." He removed my hands from his stomach and took another look at the cuts. "How did this happen?
~ Janet Evanovich
When a Conservative government is presiding over unfair cuts to tax credits, chaos in the NHS and an unnecessary and ideological attack on trade union rights, it is natural that many in the Labour party should be sceptical of Tory talk on devolution - sceptical, even of government deals with Labour-led local authorities.
~ Chuka Umunna
It's actually a pretty basic concept: when businesses feel secure and confident, they are more likely to grow, hire, and invest. Conversely, when the economy is unstable, businesses often become much more risk averse, and in many cases, they're forced to make undesirable cuts that affect their bottom line.
~ Alan Patricof
While the wealthiest families completely benefit from the tax cuts targeted towards the upper brackets, middle-income families were hit with the unwelcome surprise of higher taxes on tax day.
~ Tim Bishop
After every major conflict - World War I, World War II, Korea, Vietnam, the fall of the Soviet Union - what happened was that we ultimately hollowed out the force, largely by doing deep across-the-board cuts.
~ Leon Panetta