The bill is not perfect. I have never said it was perfect. Nobody in my caucus believes it's perfect, but what this bill reflects is a sincere, honest effort to end this crisis in a bipartisan way to send it to the Senate where it can…

The bill is not perfect. I've never said it was perfect. Nobody in my caucus believes it's perfect. But what this bill reflects is a sincere, honest effort to end this crisis in a bipartisan way, to send it to the Senate where it can…

I sure did. Listen, this is time to do what is doable. And this bill isn't perfect.

House Speaker John Boehner is hoping that members of his own party will, and these are his words, get their asses in line and support his debt reduction bill.

This is time to do what is doable. And this bill isn't perfect.

The American people don't want us to raise taxes.

The House passed a bill to raise the debt limit with bipartisan support.

The sad truth is that the President wanted a blank check six months ago, and he wants a blank check today.

The President has often said we need a balanced approach, which in Washington means we spend more and you pay more. Having run a small business, I know those tax increases will destroy jobs.

Boehner has got -- he obviously is going to have to get some Democratic votes somewhere to do this. And it's going to pretty tough to do.

This is just not going to happen. You see, there's no stalemate here in Congress. The House passed a bill to raise the debt limit with bipartisan support.

The president is adamant that we cannot make fundamental changes to our entitlement programs. As I father of two daughters, I know these programs won't be there for them and their kids unless significant action is taken now.

The president has often said we need a balanced approach, which in Washington means we spend more and you pay more. Having run a small business, I know those tax increases will destroy jobs.

Let me thank my colleague for yielding. Mr. Speaker, there is a huge gulf between Washington, D.C., and the American people. They are dealing with tough times. They're struggling to pay their bills. They look to Washington, and they see…

Dealing with the White House is like dealing with a bowl of Jell-O. And let me just say that the White House moved the goalpost. They refuse to get serious about cutting spending and making the tough choices that are facing our country on…

The House cannot pass a bill that raises taxes on job creators.

The American people understand that tax hikes destroy jobs.

Time and again Republicans have offered serious proposals to cut spending and address these issues. And I think it's time for the Democrats to get serious as well.

The American people don't want us to raise taxes.

The American people understand that tax hikes destroy jobs.

This debt limit increase is his problem. And I think it's time for him to lead by putting his plan on the table, something that the Congress can pass.

The American people will not accept and the House cannot pass a bill that raises taxes on job creators.

John Boehner is saying, 'Look, it's 50-50 there's a 50 percent chance we think that the Democrats will agree to what we're insisting upon.'

We are not going to raise taxes on the American people. We're not going to raise taxes on the very people that we expect to reinvest in our economy and to help grow jobs. Everything's on the table except raising taxes on the American -- on…

The president's remarks today ignore legislative and economic reality and demonstrate remarkable irony.