Act Quote by Jacob Lew Download Open image “Raising the debt limit on some levels is a ministerial act. It doesn't involve any new spending.” — Jacob Lew ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.6 out of 5 (3 ratings) Copy quoteShare Act Debt Levels Limit Limits New Spending
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 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 the money… — Jay Carney Copy Share Image
“Since the debt limit simply accommodates debt that has already been incurred, raising it should, in theory, be perfunctory. But politicians have found it a useful shibboleth for showing their fealty fiscal discipline, even as they vote to ratify the debts their previous actions have a beginning the country to pay. The symbol of railing against debt has proven politically… — Thomas E. Mann Copy Share
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 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 increase the… — Ron Johnson Copy Share Image
Now we are raising the debt limit 3 times, up to $8 trillion, so that our children and our grandchildren will have to pay… — Chaka Fattah Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
You have to tackle the real drivers of debt - that's mandatory spending, not discretionary. — Dan Crenshaw Copy Share Image
An increase in the debt ceiling should be accompanied by fundamental policy reforms, substantial budget savings, and a strong enforcement mechanism to tie the… — Jerome Powell 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
Historically, the responsibility for voting on the debt limit has gone to the party in the majority. — Jacob Lew Copy Share Image
The most critical thing in a negotiation is to get inside your opponent's head and figure out what he really wants. — Jacob Lew Copy Share Image
Every president since George Washington has taken executive privilege seriously. Every Republican president has. — Jacob Lew Copy Share Image
The challenge for any government is how do you do two things at the same time. How do you put money forward for things… — Jacob Lew Copy Share Image
I think that for the next short period of time, our No. 1 priority is Congress needs to do its work and extend the… — Jacob Lew Copy Share Image
If you have a student who graduates from college and they don't have a job, they are now able to stay on their family… — Jacob Lew Copy Share Image
I think there is a shared sense of urgency in Washington on fiscal issues. — Jacob Lew Copy Share Image
From the very beginning the president [of USA] had two very important principles that had to be reconciled. One principle is that every woman… — Jacob Lew Copy Share Image
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