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Medical debts are the number-one cause of bankruptcy in America. -- Barbara Ehrenreich
To date, every American citizen has nearly $27,000 in public debt riding on our backs. -- Paul Gillmor
The reality for us in America is that we will never get out of debt with more than 15 million people out of work. -- Debbie Stabenow
In the United States we have the great Harvard Business School, but America is the country with the greatest debt in the world. -- Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
Americans spend much of their adult lives paying taxes in various forms. We should end this practice of paying a tax that is triggered only by debt. -- Jennifer Dunn
The young patriots now returning from war in Iraq and Afghanistan and other deployments worldwide are joining the ranks of veterans to whom America owes an immense debt of gratitude. -- Steve Buyer
You know, Hoosiers recognize pork when we see it. And they recognize what bailing out every failing business in America means - We're burying generations under a mountain range of debt. -- Mike Pence
Once our country is fully engulfed in a debt crisis, our economy will be torn apart, and every American will be a victim of the federal government's failure to prevent this disaster. -- Kevin McCarthy
Germany, Japan and, to a lesser extent, Britain and Italy, were lifted out of the debris of war by the Americans who poured in billions of dollars and forgave other billions in debts. -- Gordon Sinclair
All we're getting from the Democratic majority in Congress and from this White House is more bailouts, more spending, more planned stimulus, more deficits and debt, and the American people have had it. -- Mike Pence
Because Social Security has not contributed to our debt, Americans should be skeptical of any politician who says that benefits Americans have earned must be reduced in order to address our national debt. -- Hank Johnson
I would not trade America's position in the world - our ledger, our debts and assets - for any country in the world. There isn't a country in the world even close to America. -- Chuck Hagel
It's disappointing that President Obama - who ran for office in 2008 saying he was going to be a fiscally responsible president - has caused the largest deficits and the largest debt in American history. -- Raul Labrador
President Obama's call for nearly a half-trillion dollars in more government stimulus when America has more than $14 trillion in debt is guided by his mistaken belief that we can spend our way to prosperity. -- Rick Perry
The Latin American debt that reached crisis levels from 1982 would have been sharply reduced by return of flight capital - in some cases, overcome, though all figures are dubious for these secret and often illegal operations. -- Noam Chomsky
The build-up of personal and collective debt in America and Europe should have sent warning signals to anyone familiar with the biblical institutions of the Sabbatical and Jubilee years, created specifically because of the danger of people being trapped by debt. -- Jonathan Sacks
I've got a chart here that shows our debt-to-GDP ratio. And while we did run deficits in the past, we now number our debt in trillions rather than in billions. And I think that represents a long-term danger, especially to the, the American dream. -- Mark Kirk
You remember had this gigantic clock in the arena showing the size of the national debt. And Paul told America, if you elect Republicans, we can fix that. But, if Paul Ryan was being honest, he would've pointed to the debt clock and said, we built that. -- Chris Van Hollen
The amount of U.S. debt held by countries such as China and Japan is at a historic high, with foreign investors holding half of America's publicly held debt. This dependence raises the specter that other nations will be able to influence our policies in ways antithetical to American interests. -- Evan Bayh
Yes, it is long past time we get serious about tackling the nation's ever-growing deficits. But the average American family drawn into serious debt cannot just threaten to stiff its creditors. It must cut its spending in the future, but also take responsibility for the debt incurred in the past. -- Peter Welch
You're nothing in America if you don't have debt. -- Rita Mae Brown
I do not want America to default on its debt. -- Jeb Hensarling
I owe a debt to America that I will never be able to repay. -- Marco Rubio
To Barack and Michelle Obama - America owes you an enormous debt of gratitude. -- Hillary Clinton
I will never forget the debt we owe to those who have fought to keep America safe. -- Tom Udall
America needs education reform on all levels to expand quality schools, build on past successes, and lower college debt. -- Kevin McCarthy
America has so much debt, if she were a person she'd need a co-signer to get a car loan. -- Dov Davidoff
I think at the end of the day we have to raise the debt ceiling, because America pays its bills. -- Terri Sewell
I'm proud to acknowledge my debt to the 'Reverend Satchelmouth' ... He is the beginning and the end of music in America -- Bing Crosby
More taxes, more regulation, more Washington domination, more debt. Those things are not the future for America. They will never work. -- Jeff Sessions
Young people deserve stable employment opportunities and not mountains of debt. When young people can access the middle class, America is strengthened. -- Patrick Murphy
In America, we tax work, investment, employment, savings, and production, while we subsidize non-work, consumption, and debt. It's time we reverse this trend. -- Jack Kemp
The only way we will ever reduce the debt and balance the budget is if America beats Washington and tea party activists take over this process. -- Matt Kibbe
There's nothing inappropriate about having debt in America. It's what helped us grow over time. And it's when debt gets out of control that you worry. -- Warren Buffett

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