Chuck Schumer actually said...

"We could prevent a catastrophic default with a simple majority vote tomorrow, if Republicans would just get out of the damn way we could get this all done."

"We will need to get a bill extending the debt ceiling to the President's desk by the end of this week. We aren't asking Republicans to vote yes, even though it's debt that they incurred. We are simply..."

"we must get a bill to the president`s desk dealing with the debt limit by the end of the week. Period."

"We could prevent a catastrophic default with a simple majority vote tomorrow, if Republicans would just get out of the damn way."