02/10/2011
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"I'm pretty confident that a deal could get done by the deadline if Republicans don't put up procedural barriers to get it voted on and done -- to the president."
"The way it works is people elects -- elect us into our job and our job is to put a budget in place and to not default on the payment of our past debts."
"No one runs for office to watch this unfold. As I said before, the House of Representatives is not a sandbox. We've got work to do. We're adults."
"If the speaker doesn't want to play with other people's money, he'll now put a bill up that will get a bipartisan vote and pass quickly."