America Quote by Barack Obama

The fact that we are here today to debate raising America's debt limit is a sign of leadership failure... It is a sign that…

— Barack Obama

I can tell you if you look at the polls, Democrats, Republicans, Independents, they do not think we should increase the debt limit.

— Jim DeMint

I think at the end of the day we have to raise the debt ceiling, because America pays its bills.

— Terri Sewell

My point is cutting spending shouldn't be reliant on the debt limit though. It's something we have to do. The good news for America…

— David Plouffe

Increasing America’s debt weakens us domestically and internationally . Leadership means that 'the buck stops here.' Instead, Washington is shifting the burden of bad…

— Barack Obama

The president says we need to raise the debt ceiling because America pays its bills. No if we paid our bills we wouldn't have…

— Peter Schiff

Debt ceiling is something that, you know, any time the president asks for the authority to increase the debt ceiling, the debt burden on…

— Ron Johnson

The American people will not tolerate a clean increase in the debt limit.

— John Boehner

The debt ceiling at some point has to be raised. I don't think there's anybody that questions the fact that if we ended up…

— Bob Corker

Too many Americans are out of work, and our debt is out of control.

— Susana Martinez

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…

— Jay Carney

The U.S. has a law on the books called the debt limit, but the name is misleading. The debt limit started in 1917 for…

— David Malpass