Evan Bayh

“We have a duty to ensure that our children and grandchildren are not saddled with a debt that they cannot repay.”

“I have always believed that the very best economic policy is a balanced budget.”

“The American people want us to work together. They want us to find common ground.”

“I've always been a fiscal conservative. I've been a moderate.”

“The partisan rancor and dysfunction in Washington is making it impossible to solve our nation's most pressing problems.”

“We cannot have a strong nation without a strong middle class.”

“We have a lot of work to do in terms of rebuilding the Democratic party.”

“There is a growing consensus that the best way to defeat terrorism is to defeat the ideologies that inspire it.”

“For too long, the system has been rigged in favor of the special interests and the well-connected.”

“Public service is a public trust.”

“Education is the best investment we can make in our future.”

“My own personal view is that you're not going to solve the fiscal crisis by raising taxes.”