Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla., chair of the Democratic National Committee), Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md., ranking member of the House Budget Committee), Bruce Bartlett (contributor, The New York Times’ Economix blog), Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Calif.) and Daniel Berger (attorney and Patriotic Millionaire).
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Rep. Van Hollen: Americans don’t want the GOP to hold the economy hostage again
“I think the Republicans really are overplaying their hand if they think they’re going to get a lot of leverage out of this debt ceiling.” —Rep. Chris Van Hollen watch video
Debbie Wasserman Schultz: Jim DeMint ‘clearly sees that the tea party is not a growth industry’
“I think he headed for the doors because he thinks that probably, as he said, the only way that he’s going to have a significant impact is through a think tank.” —Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla. watch video
Former Reagan adviser Bruce Bartlett: The economy needs more stimulus, not tax cuts
“John Maynard Keynes was right.” —Bruce Bartlett watch video