Brian Higgins actually said...

"$47 billion in Medicare provided payments that are due June 1 would not go out."

"$12 billion as of June 1, if we default, $12 billion in veterans benefits would not be sent out."

"You know, it has long been known and long ignored that Social Security has a customer service problem."

"We paid $400 billion down on the national debt. That kind of growth was only made possible by the investment that this Congress made in the American people and the growth of the American economy."