Debt Limit Quotes

13 quotes by 11 authors

Now we are raising the debt limit 3 times, up to $8 trillion, so that our children and our grandchildren will have to pay for… — Chaka Fattah
The American people will not tolerate a clean increase in the debt limit. — John Boehner
I would vote to increase the debt limit if there was a corresponding level of cuts. And if there was some serious talk about a… — Jon Huntsman, Jr.
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 we… — Barack Obama
Historically, the responsibility for voting on the debt limit has gone to the party in the majority. — Jacob Lew
Raising the debt limit on some levels is a ministerial act. It doesn't involve any new spending. — Jacob Lew
Historically, the minority party in Congress votes against raising the debt limit, forcing the majority party to whip its members into casting politically painful votes… — Peter Welch
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
The fact that we are here today to debate raising America's debt limit is a sign of leadership failure. America has a debt problem and… — Barack Obama
I am prepared to discuss the things that I believe we need to do not just to raise the debt limit. Raising the debt limit… — Marco Rubio
Households and businesses cut expenses every day. Passing a financial down payment alongside the debt limit sends the right message to the public, and gives… — John Sununu
The American people reject the idea of giving Washington a blank check to increase the debt limit. — Martha Roby
But the debt limit obviously is something that needs to and will be passed. That is not inconsistent with a process and a belief that… — David Plouffe

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