Thomas McClintock actually said...

Sovereign debt default then would not be an act of the Congress, it would be a malfeasance of the executive and not prioritizing payments to ensure a timely payment of the sovereign debt obligations.

Context

McClintock asserts that defaulting on debt is an executive failure, not congressional.

06/05/2012

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