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The dramatic move to the left and the massive increase in the size and cost of the government ... will lead to an immense national debt that not only threatens the value of the dollar and puts at risk our ability to borrow money to run the government
GOP: Obama budget moves U.S. 'to left' Mar 28, 2009
We believe that you run a sound and affordable government not by running up the national debt to historic levels and unsustainable levels while over-taxing working Americans and spending as if there is no tomorrow, but rather by working on limiting the growth of government in a manner that is affordable not only today but for the next generation through limiting spending and addressing core issues like the cost of entitlements
GOP: Obama budget moves U.S. 'to left' Mar 28, 2009
If the American people look at this budget, they should be extremely concerned about what it's going to do to their children's capacity to have a high quality of life, what it's going to do to the ability of this nation to basically continue to function as a fiscally responsible country
GOP sees possible Dem divisiveness Mar 23, 2009
It's going to take a real diplomatic effort and effective procedure and leadership to pull it off
Obama faces tough partisan Congress Jan 03, 2009
You can't understate the significance of this problem, and the problem really goes directly to Main Street
McConnell: Candidates helped discussions Sep 26, 2008
Judd Alan Gregg (born February 14, 1947) is a former Governor of New Hampshire and current senior United States Senator from New Hampshire, serving as ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee. He is a member of the Republican Party and was a businessman and attorney in Nashua before entering politics. He currently serves as the Chair of the Public Advisory Board at the New Hampshire Institute of Politics at Saint Anselm College. Gregg was nominated for Secretary of Commerce in the Cabinet by President Barack Obama, but withdrew his name on February 12, 2009. He would be have been up for re-election in 2010, but chose not to run. In the November 2010 elections, former State Attorney General Kelly Ayotte, also a Republican, was elected to succeed Gregg's Senate seat.
Born in Nashua, New Hampshire, he is the son of Hugh Gregg, who was Governor from 1953 to 1955. Gregg graduated from Phillips Exeter Academy in 1965. Gregg received his baccalaureate from Columbia University in 1969 and, from Boston University School of Law, a Juris Doctor in 1972 and a Master of Laws in 1975.
The second elective office held by Gregg was a seat on the Executive Council of New Hampshire, a post which he held from 1978 to 1980. He was elected to the United States House of Representatives in 1980, and was reelected in 1982, 1984 and 1986.