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I am prepared to discuss the things that I believe we need to do not just to raise the debt limit. Raising the debt…

— Marco Rubio

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 would be very, very strong on the debt limit. And I would be asking for a very big pound of flesh if I…

— Donald Trump

I certainly don't want our nation to go into default, but at the same time, I'm very concerned about our ongoing debt problem.

— Randy Hultgren

I would vote to increase the debt limit if there was a corresponding level of cuts. And if there was some serious talk about…

— Jon Huntsman, Jr

What I'm concerned about is endless borrowing, which is going to compromise our economy not only today but in the future. Because we know…

— Paul Ryan

If you're thinking of debt, that's what you're going to attract.

— Bob Proctor

I would cap the amount of federal government can spend at 20 percent of the economy. Bring it back to 20 percent or lower.…

— Mitt Romney

We should have a debt that grows our productivity, we cant borrow to pay salaries. I can borrow to build power plants.

— Babatunde Fashola

I will introduce a new set of fiscal rules which will apply to every decision taken by a Labour government. We will not borrow…

— Rachel Reeves

Let us avoid debt as we would avoid a plague; where we are now in debt, let us get out of debt; if not…

— J. Reuben Clark

But the debt limit obviously is something that needs to and will be passed. That is not inconsistent with a process and a belief…

— David Plouffe