The White House accused congressional Republicans of “unprecedented economic vandalism” Wednesday after an Arizona congressman said the US should decline to raise the debt ceiling, intensifying the rhetorical battle over the spending limit.
The White House seized on comments made by Andy Biggs — an Arizona Republican who said he did not support increasing the debt ceiling – to accuse Republicans of risking a default that would “needlessly plunge the country into economic chaos, collapse, and catastrophe while giving our competitors like China an historic boost.”
