Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20110727:17:06:00
Borrowing authority. america would be on the cusp of default for the first time in our history. checks go out on august 3rd. on august 4th, $87 billion of t bills mature. this is not a game that we can play. and it's not constructive or helpful for people to suggest otherwise. we know august 2nd is when we run out of borrowing authority. we have a 220-year tradition in this country of having an impeccable credit rating beyond reproach. no one should even open the door to putting that under question. >> gene, i'm about to interview jim clyburn from the house democratic leadership. he and others...