Kevin Kiley: “We just heard a lot of speeches at a very high volume on the topic of the debt ceiling, and many of them had an…”

“We just heard a lot of speeches at a very high volume on the topic of the debt ceiling, and many of them had an accompanying visual that said, ``House Republicans are forcing a default on our debt.'' Now, that is a very strange statement, given that the House has already passed a bill to stop us from defaulting on our debt. Weeks ago, the House passed a bill to raise the debt ceiling. I will say that again. The House has passed a bill to raise the debt ceiling that protects Social Security, protects Medicare, protects our veterans, and puts us on the more fiscally sustainable path that Americans are demanding. Now, that bill is sitting in the Senate right now. The Senate could pass it at any time, but, of course, the Senate isn't even here this week, so they haven't done so. As we speak, Speaker McCarthy and President Biden are negotiating. This is precisely what the overwhelming majority of Americans-- Democrats, Republicans, Independents--say that they want: A bipartisan solution that raises the debt ceiling while making responsible reforms to spending. The speeches we just heard are advocating precisely the opposite. They want to pull the rug out from under this ongoing negotiation, bring it to a stop, impose a one-sided, partisan solution that allows us to keep spending money without limit.…”