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“Historically, the responsibility for voting on the debt limit has gone to the party in the majority.”

Party Responsibility Gone Limits Majority Debt Voting

Author:Jacob Lew

“Raising the debt limit on some levels is a ministerial act. It doesn't involve any new spending.”

Levels Limits Debt Spending

Author:Jacob Lew

“Historically, the minority party in Congress votes against raising the debt limit, forcing the majority party to whip its members into casting politically painful votes in favor.”

Party Limits Members Vote Majority Congress Painful Debt Favors Minorities Casting Whips

Author:Peter Welch

“DEBT, n. An ingenious substitute for the chain and whip of the slave-driver. As, pent in an aquarium, the troutlet Swims round and round his tank to find an outlet, Pressing his nose against the glass that holds him, Nor ever sees the prison that enfolds him; So the poor debtor, seeing naught around him, Yet feels the narrow limits that impound him, Grieves at his debt and studies to evade it, And finds at last he might as well have paid it.”

Source: Delphi Complete Works of Ambrose Bierce (Illustrated)

“The American people reject the idea of giving Washington a blank check to increase the debt limit.”

People Giving Ideas Limits Increase Debt Checks Rejects Blank Blank Check

Author:Martha Roby

“Charity is an eternal debt and without limit.”

Limits Eternal Charity Debt

Author:Pasquier Quesnel

“When you talk about raising that debt limit, the only way that I would ever support raising the debt limit if we also talk about budgetary controls on the federal government, capping its spending, how do we deal with the Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid problems, because they cannot continue to run on auto-pilot.”

Ifs Way Problem Government Running Social Deals Support Security Limits Debt Spending Pilots Federal Government Social Security Medicare Medicaid Medicare And Medicaid

Author:Allen West

“When Obama's economic advisers - a greater group of schlemiels would be hard to find - warn that failure to raise the limit will trigger default and horrific consequences for the global economy, Republicans should reply that if this is so, tell it to your president and get him to approve the spending cuts along with the debt-limit increase.”

“It will be a great day when taxpayers keep the money they earned and DC has to hold a bake sale to to raise the debt limit.”

Limits Raises Debt Taxpayers Great Day Bake Sale

Author:David Burge

“Establish that a Government may decline a provision for its debts, though able to make it, and you overthrow all public morality, you unhinge all the principles that must preserve the limits of free constitutions.”

May Government Able Principles Morality Limits Constitution Debt Preserves Decline Provision

Book:Papers

Source: Papers

“I think that both parties should declare the debt limit as a political weapon of mass destruction which can't be used. I mean, it is silly to have a country that has 237 years building up its reputation and then have people threaten to tear it down because they're not getting some other matter.”

“The fact that we are here today to debate raising America's debt limit is a sign of leadership failure. America has a debt problem and a failure of leadership. Americans deserve better. I, therefore, intend to oppose the effort to increase America's debt.”

Facts Problem Today America Leadership Effort Limits Deserve Increase Debt Debate National Debt Deserve Better Debt Ceiling Failure Of Leadership

Author:Barack Obama

“I am prepared to discuss the things that I believe we need to do not just to raise the debt limit. Raising the debt limit is the easiest thing. That's one vote away. The hard thing is to show the world we are serious about putting our spending in order so we can show people we'll able to pay our bills down the road.”

People World Needs Believe Hard Shows Able Order I Believe Pay Serious Limits Vote Raises Bills Prepared Debt Spending Down The Road Hard Things

Author:Marco Rubio

“Households and businesses cut expenses every day. Passing a financial down payment alongside the debt limit sends the right message to the public, and gives members of Congress greater comfort, or cover, depending on your perspective.”

Giving Greater Cutting Perspective Comfort Limits Members Messages Financial Congress Debt Passing Passings Expenses Household Payment

Author:John Sununu