The debt ceiling debacle is almost a horrible metaphor: It's as if a bomb went off at 800 Pennsylvania Avenue and sent… — Charlie Cook Copy Share Image
When you don't have as much debt as we do, we don't have to worry about having this debt ceiling fight every… — Katie Pavlich Copy Share Image
Raising the debt ceiling is not additional spending. It is simply saying, you, the United States of America, can continue to borrow… — Jay Carney Copy Share Image
I think the whole issue of a debt ceiling makes no sense to me whatsoever. Anybody who is remotely adroit at arithmetic… — Alan Greenspan Copy Share Image
The debt ceiling at some point has to be raised. I don't think there's anybody that questions the fact that if we… — Bob Corker Copy Share Image
Here's the perversity of Wall Street's psychology: The more Wall Street is convinced that Washington will act rationally and raise the debt… — Andrew Ross Sorkin Copy Share Image
If we hit the debt ceiling, that's... essentially defaulting on our obligations, which is totally unprecedented in American history. The impact on… — Austan Goolsbee Copy Share Image
An increase in the debt ceiling should be accompanied by fundamental policy reforms, substantial budget savings, and a strong enforcement mechanism to… — Jerome Powell Copy Share Image
The president says we need to raise the debt ceiling because America pays its bills. No if we paid our bills we… — Peter Schiff Copy Share Image
Debt ceiling is something that, you know, any time the president asks for the authority to increase the debt ceiling, the debt… — Ron Johnson Copy Share Image
The fact that we are here today to debate raising America's debt limit is a sign of leadership failure... It is a… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
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… — Tim Huelskamp Copy Share Image
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… — John Sununu Copy Share Image
I think it's scary for consumer confidence and for confidence in U.S. businesses and potential credit ratings if we don't make sure… — Andy Jassy Copy Share Image
The Republican argument that raising the debt ceiling encourages additional future spending is logically irresponsible. The debt ceiling has to be raised… — Eliot Spitzer Copy Share Image
Blame the Tea Party? Geez, no wonder Kerry did so well in an election. If it wasn't for the Tea Party, they… — Rick Santelli Copy Share Image
The truth is that the United States doesn't need, and shouldn't have, a debt ceiling. Every other democratic country, with the exception… — James Surowiecki Copy Share Image
If you ask the question of Americans, should we pay our bills? One hundred percent would say yes. There's a significant misunderstanding… — Peter Welch Copy Share Image
