Debt Ceiling
Obama "Happy That Cooler Heads at Least Seem To Be Prevailing in the House"
Jay Carney responding to news of GOP debt limit increase proposal
Speaker Boehner Floating Six-Week Debt Limit Extension With No Strings Attached
May not get enough Republican support
Treasury Secretary: Social Security, Medicare, Veterans Payments First on the Chopping Block Absent Debt Ceiling Increase
Debt payments will be made but it'll be like a "default" in the general sense, he says
Obama: I'll Negotiate, Once Republicans End Government Shutdown, Raise Debt Ceiling
Does he know the meaning of the word?
Republicans: Democrats Were Once Against Raising the Debt Ceiling Too
Video includes Reid, Clinton, and Kerry slamming lifting of debt limit--not Obama because his statement was added to the record, not delivered on the floor
Obama Says He'll Negotiate Once Threats End
But once the threats end, what's the incentive to negotiate?
Obama Schedules Press Conference at 2 P.M. on Shutdown, Debt Ceiling
Will apparently answer questions this time
Poll: Majority Would Only Vote For Raising the Debt Ceiling After Spending Cuts
Only 37 percent would vote in favor of raising the debt ceiling
Democrats in the Senate To Try and Pass Measure To Increase Debt Ceiling
Could be unveiled today
White House: Obama Open to Short Term Debt Ceiling Deal
Long-term deal may not be possible by October 17
Rand Paul: Irresponsible for President to Talk About Default, No Reason for US to Default
Money's there even absent new borrowing
Boehner: No "Clean" Debt Limit Increase From House
Government needs to learn to live within its means
Treasury Department: Failure to Lift Debt Limit Would Be Worse Than Recession
Feds refuse to avoid default without debt ceiling going up
Source: Boehner Will Rely on Democrats to Raise Debt Ceiling If He Has To
Dispensing of Hastert rule
Jack Lew: Federal Government Running Out of Ways to Avoid Hitting Debt Limit
October 17th projected date
Three-Quarters of White House Staff Would Be Furloughed in Shutdown
Is that an argument in favor?
Americans Aren't Bound To Pay the Government's Debts
If the "consent of the governed" is a sacred American principle, how does the government borrow money in our names and compel us to repay the debt?
