"The core of the discussion is really all about... whether we are going to have again programmes for growth which are on the back of debt or indeed whether we are going to have programmes for growth that are sustainable and indeed rely on the competitiveness of the countries, " she told a news conference in Berlin.
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It includes whether we're going to have decent frontline services for the future, like social care for the elderly, or whether we're just going to have blanket public spending cuts.
"This is going to stimulate a debate around whether we are going to have a soft patch, and ultimately, that debate is healthy, " said Charles Kantor, portfolio manager and managing director at Neuberger Berman.
And I made this point, David Axelrod made this point -- you're going to get an opportunity to think about whether we're going to go back to what we came from or that we're going to go forward.
The question wasn't whether we were going to do Social Security and tax reform.
We rely on weather information to determine whether we are going to grit or not.
Basically, this is a debate between whether we are going to use law and regulation or technology and innovation.
"There were doubts as to whether we were going to survive as a company, " recalls Chief Financial Officer Patrick E.
The decision is whether we are going to reward the leaders who are trying to build a new generation of Mayos and Grand Junctions.
"The core of the discussion is about whether we are going to have programs for growth that are on the back of debt or programs for growth that are going to be sustainable, " she said.
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So there are milestones along the way here, because we only have so many days between now and August 2nd to decide whether we are going to press forward and achieve a significant deficit reduction deal or not.
And the reason that's so important is because we don't know yet whether we're going to need additional money or how much additional money we'll need until we've seen how successful we are at restoring a sense of confidence in the marketplace, that the federal government and the Federal Reserve Bank and the FDIC, working in concert, know what they're doing.
When we were fighting about whether or not we were going to make sure that Americans had more security with their health insurance and they said no -- yes, that was a fight that we needed to have.
The question is whether we're going to have the political will to do it.
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"The question isn't whether we're going to insist on some position because that's the ideologically right position, " McDonough said.
Now, "we're worried about whether we're going to get 30% nationally".
" "This is a fight about whether we're going to make the investments in middle class families in this country, in education, in science and technology, in food inspection, and those kinds of things.
Whether we're going to see any progress out of this Congress right now, because so far we haven't seen much when it comes to innovative ideas that actually put people to work and grow the economy, remains to be seen.
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It's about your jobs, your health care, whether you can afford to send your children to college, whether you'll be able to withstand the pressure of the rising interest rates on a home foreclosure that might come your way, and whether we're going to once again be proud of our country, and our leadership, and our moral authority in the world.
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Senators wanted to know whether - how we're going to know, first of all, whether this plan is working.
And we'll make the decision as to whether or not we're going to send something back to them that can work.
It starts in the Southwest and it moves north, and one thing we have in the back of our mind, too, is whether or not we're going to have a hurricane season that we're going to have to support this year, also.
Beyond that, I have increasingly questioned whether we want more students going to college.
This is all about whether or not we are going to have the best-trained, best-educated workforce in the world.
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' I almost didn't want to predict whether or not we were going to make it to the airport or what would happen.
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And the question is whether or not we are going to see a willingness on the part of all parties to compromise in a meaningful way.
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But we did, through compromise, achieve some important things for the economy, for jobs -- which is a package that lifts the cloud of uncertainty of whether or not we were going to extend our borrowing authority for a significant period of time, and significantly -- has some significant initial deficit reduction attached to it, and creates a process for more significant deficit reduction.
We're going to have to decide whether we want to have government support for private profit.
But I think we are making a mistake, a profound error if we think we can stay out of that struggle because we are going to be affected by it whether we like it or not.
That vision was stillborn, but there is little doubt that we are now going to see a new Middle East whether we like it or not, and whether or not it will be better than what it replaces.
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