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Debt Ceiling Quotes

I think what’s important to understand is if the United States hits the debt ceiling and is unable to pay its debts, the consequences will be immediate and dramatic Picture Quote #1

America pays its bills. It always has. It always will. The fact that Washington is now debating whether to honor its debts and obligations, then, should come as a surprise. But playing political football with a necessary vote to raise the nation’s debt ceiling has become as predictable as a Twitter rant from Charlie Sheen Picture Quote #1

If you ask the question of Americans, should we pay our bills? One hundred percent would say yes. There’s a significant misunderstanding on the debt ceiling. People think it’s authorizing new spending. The debt ceiling doesn’t authorize new spending; it allows us to pay obligations already incurred Picture Quote #1

The debt ceiling debacle is almost a horrible metaphor: It’s as if a bomb went off at 800 Pennsylvania Avenue and sent shrapnel flying in every direction. I don’t know what these guys think they’re doing, but it looks like they’re committing political suicide Picture Quote #1

When you don’t have as much debt as we do, we don’t have to worry about having this debt ceiling fight every single year. And I really think people are getting sick of having this news cycle every single year from Congress, from the Washington bubble Picture Quote #1

We need to get rid of the debt ceiling law. It’s anachronistic and it’s a problem Picture Quote #1

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Hikes in the debt ceiling - without any political demands from the opposition party - had been routine until President Obama took office Picture Quote #1

Our real debt ceiling isn’t decided by Washington; it’s decided by Beijing Picture Quote #1

First they didn’t believe in evolution. Then they didn’t believe in global warming. Now the debt ceiling. What I call ‘the moron trifecta.’ Picture Quote #1

I think it’s important that people know what raising the debt ceiling is. It’s Congress giving permission to the federal government to borrow more money that we don’t have, and we borrow it for the purpose of spending it Picture Quote #1

I think the whole issue of a debt ceiling makes no sense to me whatsoever. Anybody who is remotely adroit at arithmetic doesn’t need a debt ceiling to tell you where you are Picture Quote #1

We’re not going to default. We just won’t default. I mean, there are ways of not defaulting even if you don’t raise the debt ceiling, and even if you don’t fund the government Picture Quote #1

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The only way you can raise the debt ceiling is to change the trajectory of spending - that’s my personal preference. But I want the Ways and Means Committee to offer up a solution Picture Quote #1

When President Obama was in the Senate, when he was a U.S. senator, he voted against raising the debt ceiling. And he said it was a lack of leadership that had brought us to this point Picture Quote #1

It’s a shame that the president doesn’t embrace the effort to reduce spending. None of us like using situations like the sequester or the debt ceiling or the operation of government to try to engage the president to deal with this Picture Quote #1

A lot of the Republicans wanted exactly what Barack Obama wanted, exactly what Nancy Pelosi wanted, exactly what Harry Reid wanted, which is to raise the debt ceiling, but they wanted to be able to tell what they view as their foolish, gullible constituents back home they didn’t do it Picture Quote #1

It’s not about what the speaker wants. It’s not about necessarily what I want. There’s two other principles involved here. It’s what the constituents in my district want, and they didn’t want to raise the debt ceiling unless there were significant structural reforms and spending cuts to help us balance our budget Picture Quote #1

We would be somewhat foolish to work out something on stopping us from going over the cliff and then a month or six weeks later Republicans pull the same game they did before and say, ‘We’re not going to do anything - unless this happens, we’re not going to agree to increasing the debt ceiling.’ I agree with the president, it has to be a package deal Picture Quote #1

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The truth is that the United States doesn’t need, and shouldn’t have, a debt ceiling. Every other democratic country, with the exception of Denmark, does fine without one Picture Quote #1

The debt-ceiling vote isn’t about what will be done in the future; it is about the integrity of America’s commitment to support the bonds we issue. Elected officials have an obligation to maintain that integrity, regardless of whether they voted for the programs that required the borrowing in the first place Picture Quote #1

The Republican argument that raising the debt ceiling encourages additional future spending is logically irresponsible. The debt ceiling has to be raised to authorize spending already approved by Congress. Despite that fallacy, the GOP has been able to score political points with its argument Picture Quote #1

Obama has been perhaps the most partisan President since Truman. He hasn’t learned to be civil - note his insulting speech to Paul Ryan, who did us the courtesy of scoring a budget. The president has to talk to Republicans when it comes to the debt ceiling. He has reached the debt ceiling before anyone expected Picture Quote #1

I would vote against raising the national debt ceiling. Again, this is about mortgaging the future of unborn generations of Americans. It’s a form of taxation without representation. I don’t think we can do that Picture Quote #1

The debate we won’t be having is whether or not the debt ceiling should be raised. We will not have a situation where people will hold the American economy hostage in order to achieve a specific agenda - at least not until 2013. So we think that is incredibly important as a matter of economic good Picture Quote #1

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You watch television and see what’s going on on this debt ceiling issue. And what I consider to be a total lack of leadership from the President and nothing’s going to get fixed until the President himself steps up and wrangles both parties in Congress Picture Quote #1

We need to get rid of the debt ceiling law. It’s anachronistic and it’s a problem Picture Quote #1

The bottom line is very simple. You negotiate on this, they will up the ante for the debt ceiling Picture Quote #1

If it took multiple debt ceiling hikes, I’d rather achieve the savings Picture Quote #1

There was no avoiding the fact that we were going to hit our debt ceiling Picture Quote #1

It is simply science fiction fantasy to say that, if you do not raise the debt ceiling, that everything is going to collapse Picture Quote #1

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I think what’s important to understand is if the United States hits the debt ceiling and is unable to pay its debts, the consequences will be immediate and dramatic. (Debt Ceiling Quotes) America pays its bills. It always has. It always will. The fact that Washington is now debating whether to honor its debts and obligations, then, should come as a surprise. But playing political football with a necessary vote to raise the nation’s debt ceiling has become as predictable as a Twitter rant from Charlie Sheen (Debt Ceiling Quotes) If you ask the question of Americans, should we pay our bills? One hundred percent would say yes. There’s a significant misunderstanding on the debt ceiling. People think it’s authorizing new spending. The debt ceiling doesn’t authorize new spending; it allows us to pay obligations already incurred (Debt Ceiling Quotes) The debt ceiling debacle is almost a horrible metaphor: It’s as if a bomb went off at 800 Pennsylvania Avenue and sent shrapnel flying in every direction. I don’t know what these guys think they’re doing, but it looks like they’re committing political suicide (Debt Ceiling Quotes) When you don’t have as much debt as we do, we don’t have to worry about having this debt ceiling fight every single year. And I really think people are getting sick of having this news cycle every single year from Congress, from the Washington bubble (Debt Ceiling Quotes) We need to get rid of the debt ceiling law. It’s anachronistic and it’s a problem. (Debt Ceiling Quotes) Hikes in the debt ceiling - without any political demands from the opposition party - had been routine until President Obama took office. (Debt Ceiling Quotes) Our real debt ceiling isn’t decided by Washington; it’s decided by Beijing (Debt Ceiling Quotes) First they didn’t believe in evolution. Then they didn’t believe in global warming. Now the debt ceiling. What I call ‘the moron trifecta.’ (Debt Ceiling Quotes) I think it’s important that people know what raising the debt ceiling is. It’s Congress giving permission to the federal government to borrow more money that we don’t have, and we borrow it for the purpose of spending it (Debt Ceiling Quotes) I think the whole issue of a debt ceiling makes no sense to me whatsoever. Anybody who is remotely adroit at arithmetic doesn’t need a debt ceiling to tell you where you are. (Debt Ceiling Quotes) We’re not going to default. We just won’t default. I mean, there are ways of not defaulting even if you don’t raise the debt ceiling, and even if you don’t fund the government. (Debt Ceiling Quotes) The only way you can raise the debt ceiling is to change the trajectory of spending - that’s my personal preference. But I want the Ways and Means Committee to offer up a solution. (Debt Ceiling Quotes) When President Obama was in the Senate, when he was a U.S. senator, he voted against raising the debt ceiling. And he said it was a lack of leadership that had brought us to this point. (Debt Ceiling Quotes) It’s a shame that the president doesn’t embrace the effort to reduce spending. None of us like using situations like the sequester or the debt ceiling or the operation of government to try to engage the president to deal with this. (Debt Ceiling Quotes) A lot of the Republicans wanted exactly what Barack Obama wanted, exactly what Nancy Pelosi wanted, exactly what Harry Reid wanted, which is to raise the debt ceiling, but they wanted to be able to tell what they view as their foolish, gullible constituents back home they didn’t do it. (Debt Ceiling Quotes) It’s not about what the speaker wants. It’s not about necessarily what I want. There’s two other principles involved here. It’s what the constituents in my district want, and they didn’t want to raise the debt ceiling unless there were significant structural reforms and spending cuts to help us balance our budget. (Debt Ceiling Quotes) We would be somewhat foolish to work out something on stopping us from going over the cliff and then a month or six weeks later Republicans pull the same game they did before and say, ‘We’re not going to do anything - unless this happens, we’re not going to agree to increasing the debt ceiling.’ I agree with the president, it has to be a package deal. (Debt Ceiling Quotes) The truth is that the United States doesn’t need, and shouldn’t have, a debt ceiling. Every other democratic country, with the exception of Denmark, does fine without one (Debt Ceiling Quotes) The debt-ceiling vote isn’t about what will be done in the future; it is about the integrity of America’s commitment to support the bonds we issue. Elected officials have an obligation to maintain that integrity, regardless of whether they voted for the programs that required the borrowing in the first place (Debt Ceiling Quotes) The Republican argument that raising the debt ceiling encourages additional future spending is logically irresponsible. The debt ceiling has to be raised to authorize spending already approved by Congress. Despite that fallacy, the GOP has been able to score political points with its argument (Debt Ceiling Quotes) Obama has been perhaps the most partisan President since Truman. He hasn’t learned to be civil - note his insulting speech to Paul Ryan, who did us the courtesy of scoring a budget. The president has to talk to Republicans when it comes to the debt ceiling. He has reached the debt ceiling before anyone expected (Debt Ceiling Quotes) I would vote against raising the national debt ceiling. Again, this is about mortgaging the future of unborn generations of Americans. It’s a form of taxation without representation. I don’t think we can do that (Debt Ceiling Quotes) The debate we won’t be having is whether or not the debt ceiling should be raised. We will not have a situation where people will hold the American economy hostage in order to achieve a specific agenda - at least not until 2013. So we think that is incredibly important as a matter of economic good (Debt Ceiling Quotes) You watch television and see what’s going on on this debt ceiling issue. And what I consider to be a total lack of leadership from the President and nothing’s going to get fixed until the President himself steps up and wrangles both parties in Congress (Debt Ceiling Quotes) We need to get rid of the debt ceiling law. It’s anachronistic and it’s a problem (Debt Ceiling Quotes) The bottom line is very simple. You negotiate on this, they will up the ante for the debt ceiling (Debt Ceiling Quotes) If it took multiple debt ceiling hikes, I’d rather achieve the savings (Debt Ceiling Quotes) There was no avoiding the fact that we were going to hit our debt ceiling (Debt Ceiling Quotes) It is simply science fiction fantasy to say that, if you do not raise the debt ceiling, that everything is going to collapse (Debt Ceiling Quotes)

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