Able Quote by Claire McCaskill

I firmly believe that the U.S. has to honor its debt.

— Steve Mnuchin

I fully believe that the U.S. has the obligation to honor its debt.

— Steve Mnuchin

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

— Terri Sewell

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…

— Kenneth Chenault

I will never forget the debt we owe to those who have fought to keep America safe.

— Tom Udall

Debt has become a part of who we are.

— Dave Ramsey

As it turns out, we don't "all" have to pay our debts. Only some of us do.

— David Graeber

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,…

— James Surowiecki

These debt obligations will simply erode America's standard of living in the future. Money spent to service the debt is money that we don't…

— Joseph Stiglitz

There is absolutely no way that the U.S. will ever default on its debt. We are not going to do that.

— Mick Mulvaney

One of the reasons I think people are increasingly nervous about U.S. debt is because they think that we are not actually digging ourselves…

— Peter Thiel

At our coming into the world we contract an immense debt to our country, which we can never discharge.

— Baron de Montesquieu