Believe Quote by Mick Mulvaney

I believe, as a matter of principle, that the debt is a problem that must be addressed sooner rather than later. I also know…

— Mick Mulvaney

Obviously, there has to be a profound change in direction. Otherwise, interest on the national debt will start eating up virtually every penny that…

— Bobby Scott

When the economy's shrinking, providing jobs, spending on things like infrastructure can actually increase revenue and drive down debt. And then, there's going to…

— Barack Obama

Faster economic growth helps raise the economy which raises revenues. And that helps us tackle the deficit. There's two things we've got to do…

— Paul Ryan

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

— Terri Sewell

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

When you get the economy growing, that's when you can deal with the national debt.

— Mike Pence

Yes, it is long past time we get serious about tackling the nation's ever-growing deficits. But the average American family drawn into serious debt…

— 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

I think it's important to look at what we need to do to get the economy going again. That's why I said new jobs…

— Hillary Clinton

My point is cutting spending shouldn't be reliant on the debt limit though. It's something we have to do. The good news for America…

— David Plouffe

We agree with Simpson and Bowles and others who have looked at this. What's necessary is to stabilize the debt and then work from…

— David Axelrod