08/03/2010
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"I am confident that Congress will act on the debt limit in a timely manner to ensure the full faith and credit of the United States Government."
"I appreciate Secretary Mnuchin's expressions that the debt limit needs to be raised without delay and without unrelated policy conditions."
"I believe the government must meet all of its outstanding obligations, and for this reason I understand that Congress has always acted to raise the debt limit when necessary."
"I was part of the Gang of Eight that wrote the immigration bill here in the Senate, which got 68 votes."