"It is our internal credit limit, not that of our creditors."
"To me, working in a bipartisan manner on these issues is the only path forward."
"How do we bring America together to have this kind of comprehensive adult conversation that we need to have?"
"You cannot cut enough to deal with it, and you cannot grow yourself out of it. You have to do all three."
"If you tell them that they have paid into a system for their entire life... that is not something that is going to be palatable to nearly everybody."
"This is all games that they play, and they go back and forth, and it is just another example of the dysfunction that exists in the U.S. Congress."
"The triple-A credit of the United States is the bedrock of the global financial system."
"I appreciate the frankness of all of you."
"We cannot talk about dealing with the deficit unless we are dealing with all three legs, which are tax policy, spending, and growth."
"These are entitlements. These are things that people have paid in their entire life."
"I agree. I do not think we are likely to eliminate the debt limit."