Schumer: ‘Debt-Ceiling Deniers’ Are Wrong; Americans Want Debt Cap Raised

Schumer: Debt Ceiling Deniers Are Wrong; Americans Want Debt Cap Raised

SCHUMER: “The debt-ceiling deniers try to claim that default won’t be a big deal. Middle-class families won't be hurt. We can just pick and choose which bills to pay, prioritization they call it. Well, the debt-ceiling deniers need a dose of debt-ceiling reality and you've given them that today. Basically you said, or think just about these words, you said prioritization is to default just under the another name. Prioritization is extremely difficult, as you said. We would pay for this or veterans benefits? To remake Social Security benefits go out, or pay Medicare? Do we pay for an education? Do we pay our troops? American people don't want that. They would certainly want us to pass a clean debt ceiling bill and avoid those awful choices."