Lew: ‘Congress Can’t Let Us Default’

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Treasury Secretary Jack Lew appeared on the Sunday talk show circuit, reiterating President Barack Obama’s position on the importance of raising the debt ceiling.

“The mere fact of negotiating over the debt limit, after 2011, would introduce this notion that somehow there’s a question about whether or not we’re going to pay our bills, whether or not we’re going to protect the full faith and credit of the United States,” Lew said on ABC’s ‘This Week.’ “Well, it’s not OK to default.  Congress can’t let us default.  Congress has to do its work.”

Lew also appeared on ‘Meet The Press’, ‘FOX News Sunday’ and CNN’s ‘State of the Union.’  

 

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