The long and short of it is, there is going to be a negotiation here. We can't raise the debt ceiling without doing something about what's driving us to borrow more money and to live beyond our means.
House Speaker Boehner discusses the necessity of negotiations regarding the debt ceiling and the underlying issues of borrowing.
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