There was no avoiding the fact that we were going to hit our debt ceiling. — Bill Johnson Copy Share Image
Our real debt ceiling isn't decided by Washington; it's decided by Beijing. — David Burge Copy Share Image
If it took multiple debt ceiling hikes, I'd rather achieve the savings. — Bob Corker Copy Share Image
First they didn't believe in evolution. Then they didn't believe in global warming. Now the debt ceiling. What I call 'the moron… — Bill Maher Copy Share Image
Hikes in the debt ceiling - without any political demands from the opposition party - had been routine until President Obama took… — Juan Williams Copy Share Image
We need to get rid of the debt ceiling law. It's anachronistic and it's a problem. — Mark Zandi Copy Share Image
The bottom line is very simple. You negotiate on this, they will up the ante for the debt ceiling. — Charles Schumer Copy Share Image
Most of the major increases in the debt ceiling have been accompanied by structural changes in the way we raise and spend… — Charles Bass Copy Share Image
Not raising the debt ceiling is a dangerous game of Russian roulette with our economy. — Jonathan Capehart Copy Share Image
If we weren't running deficits, if we weren't spending more than we were taking in, there would be no reason whatsoever to… — Ron Johnson Copy Share Image
I think at the end of the day we have to raise the debt ceiling, because America pays its bills. — Terri Sewell 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
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
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
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
It's a shame that the president doesn't embrace the effort to reduce spending. None of us like using situations like the sequester… — Mitch McConnell Copy Share Image
When President Obama asked Congress to raise the debt ceiling $2 trillion and offered sequestration as an offset, I opposed it. I… — Mike Turner Copy Share Image
I think it's important that people know what raising the debt ceiling is. It's Congress giving permission to the federal government to… — Michele Bachmann Copy Share Image
We would be somewhat foolish to work out something on stopping us from going over the cliff and then a month or… — Harry Reid Copy Share Image
“I think he came in truly trying to be post-partisan,” she said. “I think it took the debt ceiling fight to make… — Jane Mayer Copy Share Image
Bless his heart, I have respect for Mitt Romney, but I do not have respect for what he has done through this… — Sarah Palin Copy Share Image
The president-elect Donald Trump moved a bit closer to getting his Cabinet in place with another round of confirmation hearings. The most… — Judy Woodruff Copy Share Image
America pays its bills. It always has. It always will. The fact that Washington is now debating whether to honor its debts… — Peter Welch Copy Share Image
Bless his heart, I have respect for Mitt Romney, but I do not have respect for what he has done through this… — Sarah Palin Copy Share Image
“The debt ceiling is not what causes our problems, it's the only thing that might help solve our problems.” — Ziad K. Abdelnour Copy Share Image
Not raising the debt ceiling does not trigger a default, because we've got enough money to service our debts. Default is when… — Ted Yoho Copy Share Image
It is simply science fiction fantasy to say that, if you do not raise the debt ceiling, that everything is going to… — Mike Lee Copy Share Image
I would vote against raising the national debt ceiling. Again, this is about mortgaging the future of unborn generations of Americans. It's… — Mike Lee Copy Share Image
Obama has been perhaps the most partisan President since Truman. He hasn't learned to be civil - note his insulting speech to… — Grover Norquist Copy Share Image
The economy is terrible it's been terrible for years now, and the reason it's bad is not because of a debt-ceiling vote.… — Todd Rokita Copy Share Image
I would be embarrassed to tell you how many folks ran saying that they weren't going to spend a bunch of money,… — Mick Mulvaney Copy Share Image
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
