Bill Richardson Cut Quotations

Every dollar governors are forced to cut out of our budgets is a dollar that's not going into the economy. . . . Every job that must be cut is another statistic in already escalating unemployment figures. . . . Every person who loses the support and services on which they rely for their livelihood and security leaves us poorer as a people and as a nation.

A state's income level is directly linked to the education levels of its residents. And we must support our schools - with real, tangible resources. There's no way of getting around that fact. And if you cut school spending during tough times, your state is going to suffer. Poverty rates will increase. Property crime will increase.

As both the United States and the European Union expressed, we remain concerned that any cut in production has the potential to lower stock levels and contribute to volatility in the market,

Zero (output reduction) is what we have in mind, ... But we are realistic ... I did not get any commitment. We ask for as small a cut as possible.

They read 'bring the troops home' and thought, 'oh that's good,' they didn't think about the implications of cut and run.