Claim: "The last time Republicans held hostage a resolution to ensure that our country's bills were paid cost us more than $1 billion in added interest and slowed the economic recovery."
Fact-check: Lloyd Doggett says Republicans cost country more than $1 billion and slowed economy in delaying 2011 debt-ceiling hike
Verdict: half-true
Organisation: PolitiFact
Author: W. Gardner Selby
Date published: 2013-01-25T00:00:00