Public Servant Quotes and aphorisms about deficit Hamilton Jordan Jack Lew ,, In the budget, the president will call for a five-year freeze on discretionary spending other than ... Jack Lew Obiageli Ezekwesili Austan Goolsbee David Plouffe 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 ... Robert Lighthizer Gary Bauer