“Yes, we can pay the interest on the debt. We can renew the $500 billion worth of bonds that are coming due. We can mail out our Social Security checks. We can make sure those Medicare claims are honored. We can pay our military. We can protect our veterans. But when you get beyond that, the soup gets a little thin.”

American physician and former politician

John Phillip Gingrey is an American physician and former politician. He served as the U.S. representative for Georgia’s 11th congressional district from 2003 to 2015 and is a member of the Republican Party. His district covered the northwestern suburbs of Atlanta. After leaving Congress, Gingrey became a senior adviser at the District Policy Group in Washington, D.C., the lobbying arm of the Drinker Biddle law firm.