I'm not chasing money, so I'm not looking at just trying to stretch out a deal artificially just to have a certain number.
Raising the debt ceiling is not additional spending. It is simply saying, you, the United States of America, can continue to borrow the money you need to pay the bills you have already rung up.
After my first No. 1 song back in 2006, I worried I may never have another one.

