Look, we know we screwed up when we were in the majority. We fell in love with power. We spent way too much money – especially on earmarks. There was too much corruption when we ran this place. We were guilty. And thats why we lost. – Eric Cantor
Again, the American people expect us to do what they are doing. Its tightening the belt, its learning how to do more with less. Thats a reality today, and weve got to do that in order to get the private sector growing. – Eric Cantor
And basically, the sense of the Pledge to America is this: Republicans understand when we were in charge, we got fired in 06. We spent too much money. We defied the trust that the people had put in us. And we know that there is a better way. – Eric Cantor
We believe that if you put in place the mechanisms that allow for personal choice as far as Medicare is concerned, as well as the programs in Medicaid, that we can actually get to a better result and do what most Americans are learning how to do, which is to do more with less. – Eric Cantor