'So looking ahead, the key to success, in my view and in the judgment of others, including Moody’s, is for everyone involved to view the upcoming debt limit vote as an opportunity — an opportunity to reduce Washington spending now and to save the taxpayers trillions of dollars over the long term. It’s an opportunity to put our fiscal house in order, and to prevent the fiscal crisis that we all see coming. We know what we need to do. It’s time to do it.’