The GOP is “wedded to their Republican, supply-side, trickle-down orthodoxy that has been shown again and again not to work.” —Robert Reich watch video
“We’re ready to have a strong economy and bring unemployment down, and the talk of sequestration, the fiscal cliff — austerity economics in general — is hurting us badly.” —Jeff Madrick watch video
“Framing the issue is very important around jobs and the economy, but coming up with specific programs that the Republicans will agree to seems to me almost impossible in this environment.” —Robert Reich watch video
“Today was Eric Cantor’s fourth attempt at rebranding the GOP without actually changing the ideology.” —John Fugelsang watch video
“That’s what really concerns me — people are playing politics with people’s lives.” —Rep. Gregory Meeks, D-N.Y. watch video
“The debt ceiling has to do only with past spending — spending that has already taken place.” —Eliot Spitzer watch video
“[Obama] can’t permit the Republicans, guided by the tea party caucus, to hold the country hostage.” —Rep. Jerry Nadler watch video
“It’s a question of choices. If I don’t want to cut those programs, then I can’t vote for tax cuts that take away the revenue that’s necessary to fund them.” —Rep. Adam Smith watch video
“It is no great secret that in the last three major negotiations, the Republicans won decisively.” —Sen. Bernie Sanders watch video
“They see that the president won solidly. They also retained their House majority.” —Ben White watch video
