[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 156 (Friday, October 23, 2015)]
[House]
[Page H7169]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
DEBT CEILING
(Mr. LOWENTHAL asked and was given permission to address the House
for 1 minute.)
Mr. LOWENTHAL. Mr. Speaker, on November 3, our Treasury Department
has informed us that we are going to begin to default on payment
obligations that the United States Government has already entered into.
So let's be clear. We are talking about obligations that this House
made, the President has signed, and that we have obligated ourselves to
pay.
This default would be the first time ever. It is going to damage our
credit. It is going to increase our borrowing cost. It is going to
damage our economy. It is really going to damage the welfare of
millions of our constituents.
These are financial obligations that the Congress has already entered
into and agreed to pay. We put the name of the United States behind
these commitments. These are our bills. We need to pay them.
We should not be playing political brinksmanship with the future of
the United States economy, but this is where some in the majority have
brought us to once again.
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