The budget is tight, and that is exactly where we want it to be and where we need it to be.

- Jim Nussle

Near-term deficits are temporary and manageable if - and only if - we keep spending in check, the tax burden low and the economy growing.

- Jim Nussle

There is no question we are having a difficult time rounding up the votes.

- Jim Nussle

The reform of government needs to continue.

- Jim Nussle

I don't think anyone should pick a candidate for any office based solely on gender. That would be, I believe, a mistake.

- Jim Nussle

Certainly accountability of government is what people are clamoring for; they want to know that when lawmakers make a promise or a proposal, you can …

- Jim Nussle

There will be fiscal issues that are appropriate to discuss.

- Jim Nussle

There's a fine line in being too specific so you can't be too flexible, and being too vague in being specific and people not thinking it's meaningful.

- Jim Nussle