David Gergen actually said...

The critical point is, as Moody's is warning, as Ben Bernanke warned today in Congress, the critical point is this country must not go into default on August 2nd.

Context

Gergen emphasizes the urgency of reaching a budget agreement to prevent the country from defaulting.

07/12/2011

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