Political Quotes

Deborah Koff Ross: “I firmly believe that our sovereign debt should not go unpaid, but there is a tremendous difference between borrowing…”

On the recordJuly 16, 2013
I firmly believe that our sovereign debt should not go unpaid, but there is a tremendous difference between borrowing money to pay for an IRS 'Star Trek' video and paying our sovereign debt.
Said by
Deborah Koff Ross
Democratic · North Carolina

Editor's note · Context

Ross emphasizes the importance of paying sovereign debt over frivolous spending.

Share

More from Deborah Koff Ross

Sep 9, 2024

The Trump Administration's sluggish and disorganized roll-out of the COVID-19 vaccine in the final weeks of 2020 cost us valuable time.

congress.gov
Sep 10, 2024

The antitrust problem isn't that there is a PBM trying to find efficiency.

congress.gov
Feb 4, 2026

After months of delays and distractions, Trump's DOJ finally released another trove of documents from the Epstein files. The DOJ claims it is in full compliance with the Epstein Files Transparency Act, but that is simply not true. It is…

govinfo.gov
May 12, 2026

This bill would require the Attorney General to provide demographic information about NICS denials. I support collecting data to better understand and evaluate the effectiveness of NICS and determine whether it needs to be strengthened in…

govinfo.gov

Other voices in this conversation