That is not an opinion, that's a fact. Now, this behavior was unacceptable and the American people said, so you pay for what you spend. Raising the debt ceiling ensures that we will not be a deadbeat nation in the eyes of the world, nor in the eyes of our own citizenry. Not long ago, we passed an omnibus spending bill, incidentally, because of a breakdown in the regular order here, the idea that we used to spend according to the 12 to 13 appropriations bills that guided us every year. (03:18–03:26)
CLAIM
Asserts that raising the debt ceiling prevents the U.S. from being seen as a deadbeat nation.
This is an excerpt from a raw transcript. The assertions have not been audited or verified. Tap the video to view the source footage and understand the context.
