Refusing to raise the debt ceiling may be a useful tactic to help restore fiscal sanity.
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And members and leaders of Congress have said they will vote to raise the debt ceiling.
Tea party activists are willing to risk the consequences of failing to raise the debt ceiling.
In the debate to raise the debt ceiling, cutting spending has taken center stage.
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So, failure to raise the debt ceiling would cause housing prices and gasoline to fall, -precipitously.
Congress had voted to raise the debt ceiling to that historic high in January 2010.
In America, politicians scramble to raise the debt ceiling level before it is too late.
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The only legitimate reason to raise the debt ceiling is war, not the other way around.
And we are also quite confident that Congress will vote to raise the debt ceiling.
Failing to raise the debt ceiling could cause the government to default on its debt.
And there may be a 14th amendment option for the president to raise the debt ceiling.
And we believe that -- and we know that Congress will act to raise the debt ceiling.
Historically, Congress has never failed to raise the debt ceiling when its confronted with hitting the limit.
"To raise the debt ceiling without dealing with the underlying problems is totally irresponsible, " Mr. Boehner said.
Would the White House consider using the 14th Amendment as a way to raise the debt ceiling?
Have you worked with new U.S. business leaders at all to lobby Congress to raise the debt ceiling?
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First, any measure to raise the debt ceiling must include real spending cuts.
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Afterwards, Mr Boehner, leader of the House Republicans, acknowledged the economic risk of failing to raise the debt ceiling.
But the President does not have the authority to raise the debt ceiling.
For his part, prior to being elected President, Obama called it a failure of leadership to raise the debt ceiling.
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Any Congressman who gives lip service to a balanced budget Amendment but votes to raise the debt ceiling is a hypocrite.
We are very focused on the need to move with speed on taking a vote to raise the debt ceiling limit.
Congressional Democratic leaders, for their part, are calling on Obama to bypass Congress if needed to raise the debt ceiling.
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He insisted that Congress take the necessary actions to raise the debt ceiling to avoid the possibility of non-payment of bills.
Whether for this reason or from conviction, most profess themselves unfazed by the prospect of a failure to raise the debt ceiling.
Would a failure to raise the debt ceiling lead to economic collapse?
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Congress has to raise the debt ceiling and do it without drama.
And we believe that Congress will act to raise the debt ceiling.
We believe both can be done within the same time frame, and that it is essential to vote to raise the debt ceiling.
Failing to raise the debt ceiling would effectively amount to a perfect storm, hitting the U.S. economy where it hurts, according to Bernanke.
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