Budget Quote by Jerome Powell

Most of the major increases in the debt ceiling have been accompanied by structural changes in the way we raise and spend money.

— Charles Bass

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

I think it's important that people know what raising the debt ceiling is. It's Congress giving permission to the federal government to borrow more…

— Michele Bachmann

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

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 debt-ceiling vote isn't about what will be done in the future; it is about the integrity of America's commitment to support the bonds…

— John Sununu

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

If I was in Congress, I would not vote to raise the debt ceiling.

— Sean Hannity

“Since the debt limit simply accommodates debt that has already been incurred, raising it should, in theory, be perfunctory. But politicians have found it…

— Thomas E. Mann

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

— Terri Sewell

The Republican argument that raising the debt ceiling encourages additional future spending is logically irresponsible. The debt ceiling has to be raised to authorize…

— Eliot Spitzer

We need to get rid of the debt ceiling law. It's anachronistic and it's a problem.

— Mark Zandi