Scott Milburn Restraint Quotations

Spending restraint was a major priority in the budget process, and the proof is in the pudding.

This report confirms the dramatic improvement in the 2005 deficit picture that the administration reported last month, ... The president is committed to the combination of strong economic growth and spending restraint that will keep us on track to cut the deficit in half by 2009.

The president's insistence on spending restraint resulted in both the highway and energy bills coming in far less than originally proposed by Congress.