Chris Van Hollen actually said...

We have really got to resolve this. I mean, as you know, it expired in March and, you know, we are just hurting our own country and our econ...

if the Congress packed up its bags and left... the deficit would be $3 trillion higher than if than it is today.

We need to get this done in the coming weeks because it is hurting all of us.

I am hoping that you would agree that all economists would agree that it is a bad idea to default on our debt.