Political Quotes

“let me begin with a quote: I can't imagine anybody ever even thinking of using the debt ceiling as a negotiating wedge. These words are not mine. They are not even the words of a Democrat. They come from former President Donald Trump. For all of his terrible flaws--in this case, I would say a broken clock is right twice a day--even Donald Trump understood what House Republicans today do not: The full faith and credit of the United States must never be taken hostage. Again, to quote former President Trump: I can't imagine anybody ever even thinking of using the debt ceiling as a negotiating wedge. Time is ticking before the United States enters into a first-ever default on the national debt if things don't change. Yesterday, Speaker McCarthy met with House Republicans in the hopes of uniting his party around a single framework of cuts, albeit one that will never become law. Speaker McCarthy's meeting, from all reports, did not go well, to put it lightly. One GOP Member said yesterday: I am still a no. Another from Florida: I think that they should go further. . . . I am in favor of very aggressive cuts. Another from South Carolina: I'm not there yet. We could go on and on with these quotes.…”