American Quotes and aphorisms about deficit reduction Tavis Smiley David Plouffe Kent Conrad Kent Conrad Cliff Stearns Cory Booker Jim Ryun Jay Carney ,, In fact, I think - our view of this is that while the agreement, the compromise did not achieve the... David Plouffe ,, My point is cutting spending shouldn't be reliant on the debt limit though. It's something we have ... Claire McCaskill