“What we see happening with this Republican strategy is a willingness to threaten the very foundation of the world's greatest economic power. That is a very risky proposition.” WorldEconomicRepublicanHappeningsFoundationStrategyWillingnessPropositionsEconomic PowerGovernment Shutdown Author:Jay Carney
“Let me just say that while I personally am very fond of John Boehner, his record of predicting what would happen if certain policies, economic policies were instituted is abysmal, okay?” IfsHappensCertainRecordsEconomicPolicyOkayLet MePredictingEconomic Policy Author:Jay Carney
“The debate we won't be having is whether or not the debt ceiling should be raised. We will not have a situation where people will hold the American economy hostage in order to achieve a specific agenda - at least not until 2013. So we think that is incredibly important as a matter of economic good.” PeopleThinkingShouldImportantMatterOrderSituationEconomyEconomicAchieveRaisedDebtDebateAgendasCeilingsHostageAmerican EconomyDebt Ceiling Author:Jay Carney