The budget is not just a collection of numbers, but an expression of our values and aspirations.

We cannot win the future, expand the economy and spur job creation if we are saddled with increasingly growing deficits. That is why the president's budget is a comprehensive and responsible plan that will put us on a path toward fiscal sustainability in the next few years - a down payment toward tackling our challenges in the long term.

We have to reduce the burden placed on our economy by years of deficits and debt.

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