Heidi Heitkamp actually said...

"I am struck because we are talking not only about the shutdown, but we are also talking about this uncertainty about the debt limit and what interest rates--how they all affect all of you."

"When you are in a hole, stop digging."

"The United States should honor its obligations and pay its bills in full and on time, period."

"If we default, if we continue to do this, we will reap the whirlwind of the consequences of that."