Rand Paul actually said...

"We are currently on an imprudent and unsustainable fiscal path."

"I think it is a mistake also, though, to scare the markets and to talk of default and say default will occur if we do not have this vote immediately."

"This year alone, we will pay $295 billion in interest. This is more than we spend this year on seven Cabinet Departments, the White House, Congress, and the courts combined."

"I do not want to default, but I also think it is wrong for Congress to approve more borrowing without necessary reforms."