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On Sunday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Sunday Show,” Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) stated that the reported freeze on domestic spending in the debt limit deal “is a problem” because there is going to be inflation and stated that while Republicans didn’t

On Sunday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Velshi,” Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-MI) stated that she is “really” “annoyed” that there are cuts for new IRS workers in the debt ceiling agreement between President Joe Biden and House Speaker Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA),

Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich on Sunday applauded the debt limit deal forged by House Republicans and Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) with President Joe Biden.

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) and President Joe Biden have come to an agreement on raising the debt ceiling, McCarthy announced Saturday night.

On Friday’s broadcast of Bloomberg’s “Sound On,” Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-GA) stated that the threat of default “is already doing damage to the U.S. economy and to the long-run financial credibility of U.S. sovereign commitments.” But refused to criticize President

On Friday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Katy Tur Reports,” Rep. Dusty Johnson (R-SD) stated that the Biden administration hasn’t given a clear plan on how the $80 billion in extra IRS funding will be used to catch tax cheats and not

On Friday’s broadcast of CNN’s “AC360,” Rep. Seth Moulton (D-MA) stated that while he won’t necessarily vote for whatever debt ceiling deal President Joe Biden agrees to, “there are an awful lot of Democrats who are just going to do

On Thursday’s broadcast of Bloomberg’s “Balance of Power,” Rep. Seth Moulton (D-MA) stated that we shouldn’t be in the current crisis over raising the debt ceiling to begin with and “Democrats from the beginning have stood ready to end it”

On Thursday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “The Story,” Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE) said that a debt ceiling deal that is only about cuts to domestic spending “will be difficult, because, for many of us, investing in education, workforce,

During an interview with CBS News on Thursday, White House National Economic Council Deputy Director Bharat Ramamurti reacted to ratings agency Fitch placing the United States on a watch list for a potential downgrade by stating that it “reflects the

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) is holding fast in negotiations with the White House and Senate Democrats, pushing for deep spending cuts and other key concessions from the left in exchange for lifting the debt ceiling.

On Wednesday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE) argued that in the debate over the debt ceiling, Republicans are not a party “that listens to the Business Roundtable and the Chamber of Commerce.” Coons said, “The most

Far-left radical Democrats warned President Joe Biden of a severe “backlash” if he negotiates a deal with House Republicans to cut wasteful spending from the budget. 

Yellen is claiming they have no backup plan. That seems risky.

House Democrats have become increasingly frustrated with how President Joe Biden and the White House are handling the debt ceiling negotiations with Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA). 

On Tuesday’s edition of CBS’s “America Decides,” Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX) stated that if Democrats want to increase revenue as part of a package to raise the debt ceiling, they should stop green subsidies for big companies. Roy said, “[W]e’re

On Tuesday’s broadcast of CNN’s “Situation Room,” Rep. Jim Himes (D-CT) reacted to a CNN poll showing that most Americans, including most independents, and 45% of Democrats think the debt ceiling should only be raised if it is tied to

On Tuesday’s broadcast of CNBC’s “Squawk on the Street,” Jack Lew, who served as Treasury Secretary during the Obama administration, stated that while he doesn’t think there should have been spending changes tied to raising the debt ceiling, “Democrats are

Republicans demand transparency from the Treasury on exactly how long the federal government will be able to operate before it defaults in the coming weeks or months. 

On Monday’s edition of NBC’s “MTP Now,” Rep. Steve Cohen (D-TN) argued that we don’t need to reduce spending and “we need so much” more spending. Host Yamiche Alcindor asked, “Of course, one of the core sticking points here is

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen doubled down Monday on her default projection, telling House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) the government could reach its debt limit as early as June 1.

On Monday’s broadcast of the Fox Business Network’s “Mornings with Maria,” Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY) reacted to President Joe Biden’s calls for revenue increases to be a part of debt ceiling talks by stating that instead of increasing taxes, we should

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The old adage that “politics ends at the water’s edge” was cast aside Sunday, when President Joe Biden began a press conference at the G-7 Summit in Hiroshima, Japan, by attacking House Republicans over the debt limit.

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) slammed President Joe Biden amid debt ceiling negotiations and accused the president of preferring the United States default on its debts rather than cut federal spending.

On Friday’s broadcast of NPR’s “Morning Edition,” Sen. Tina Smith (D-MN) claimed that House Republican leaders “are threatening default if President Biden doesn’t give in to them.” And President Joe Biden should have the option of unilaterally getting the clean

On Friday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Katy Tur Reports,” Rep. Dan Bishop (R-NC) reacted to calls from some Democrats for increased taxes on the wealthy as part of a deal to raise the debt ceiling by pointing out that the House

On Friday’s “PBS NewsHour,” New York Times columnist David Brooks stated that while he doesn’t think doing budgeting through negotiations over the debt ceiling is the best way to do things, “this is the only mechanism we seem to have,

On Friday’s broadcast of CNBC’s “Squawk Box,” Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ) stated that he believes that there will be support among Democrats for spending caps in an agreement to raise the debt ceiling — like those that are a part

During an interview aired on Friday’s broadcast of CNN’s “Who’s Talking to Chris Wallace,” Rep. James Clyburn (D-SC) stated that he would accept a deal to raise the debt ceiling even if it doesn’t require Republicans to meet Democrats halfway,

On Thursday’s broadcast of Bloomberg’s “Surveillance,” White House National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby responded to criticisms that President Joe Biden should have met with House Speaker Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) about the debt ceiling sooner so that

On Thursday’s broadcast of “CNN This Morning,” Democratic California U.S. Senate candidate Rep. Katie Porter (D-CA) stated that if she was meeting with JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon, Citi CEO Jane Fraser, and Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan —

On Thursday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Andrea Mitchell Reports,” Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) argued that House Speaker Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) is making the “unreasonable” demand in debt ceiling negotiations “to unleash more fossil fuels on America while states like mine

Senator Ed Markey (D-MA) said Thursday on MSNBC’s “Katy Tur Reports” that President Joe Biden should use the 14th Amendment to address the debt ceiling if Republicans are not reasonable.

A shocking poll found that more Americans blame President Joe Biden than House Republicans for the nation’s debt ceiling impasse. 

On Wednesday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “The Last Word,” House Budget Committee Ranking Member Rep. Brendan Boyle (D-PA) stated that “deep-pocketed special interests” “will start applying pressure to” Republicans to go along with Democrats on raising the debt ceiling without any spending