  Updated: 1/15 1:20 pm  Rubio says this trip is part of his
efforts to advance an agenda to strengthen America's middle
class, and what better way to do that, he says, than hearing
directly from them. "The people that are being impacted by these
laws, the people who are on the ground, who are on a daily basis
dealing with these things, their input is extremely valuable.
You want to hear from them what the real impediments are about
economic growth and job creation," says Senator Rubio.  Another
big topic on the discussion board Tuesday was the debt ceiling.
"The debt limit is an admission. The President admitted
yesterday that this country can't pay it's bills. If it doesn't
have more money. That should bother us," he says. "Every penny
that the government borrows is money that its taking out of the
economy."  His solution, "The only solution to our problem is
the combination of fiscal discipline and economic growth."
Without a deal, the government could run out of money to pay its
bills by late February or