10/17/2011
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"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."
"This is not all Iran, and I am not a supporter of Iran and their government, but there are problems on both sides of this war."