Elizabeth Warren actually said...

"I would ask, Mr. Chairman, that I want to add my concern that this shutdown on top of the sequester is harming American science and our innovation economy very badly."

"A U.S. default is the economic equivalent of a nuclear bomb."

"It is unacceptable for Congress to ever voluntarily default on the debt and that continual short-term extensions of the debt limit increase unnecessary market uncertainty."

"We cannot do this every year, every 2 years, every 6 weeks since what I hear you saying is the very threat is costing us money."