The Tea Party Express is calling on Speaker John Boehner and other members of Republican leadership to stand firm and not raise the debt ceiling. Chairman Amy Kremer gave the following statement:
“For too long, Congress has abdicated fiscal responsibility, running up a budget deficit of over a trillion dollars, and a national debt over fourteen trillion. Those numbers are sickening, and causing the steady erosion of the integrity of the US economy. To say this is no longer acceptable is an gross understatement.