As the U.S. hit its debt limit of $14.294 trillion today, the Tea Party stands firm on not raising the debt limit unless their demands of major spending reductions are met.
 

“By raising it gives these guys cover to now make the tough decisions that need to be made,” said Amy Kremer, chairwoman of the Tea Party Express told ABC News.
 

“What’s coming out of the White House is a bunch of fear tactics that we’re going to default on our debt and all this other stuff and it’s completely not true. There’s enough revenue coming in from tax payments to pay our debt, pay Medicaid, pay Social Security, pay Medicare, and still have money left over. Our message has not only been no, but hell no,” she continues.