"We have a government we can't afford, and we have to wean ourselves off of this addictive government spending, and that's what we're doing right now."
"The markets are going to learn, let the dealmaker make his deals. Let the best negotiator, and the best person who cares about America, let him make the deals."
"The Democrats threw in this outrageous requirement, the stipulation, hey, we won’t fund the government unless you tie the hands of the executive branch."