Jeb Hensarling Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“The deficit is the symptom, but spending is the disease.”

“If you were approaching the TARP investments from a pure investment standpoint, then there's no doubt in my mind the taxpayer lost, and probably lost big.”

“Listen, I wish economic growth only went in one direction. It doesn't. There are economic downturns. They're painful, they're harmful, and they hurt families.”

“Now, if most Americans want to go out and buy a car, they don't say, you know, 'I think I'll call the chairman of the board of Ford Motor Company and see what kind of deal we can make here.'”

“What I'd like to do is be able to work with Democrats to reform current entitlement programs for future generations, grandfathering all the grandparents.”

“You talk to any of the job creators, and they'll tell you one of the things that concerns them the most is the debt. And so high levels of indebtedness are going to lead to high levels of taxation, which lead to high level of unemployment.”