After Debt Fight, States Crave Stability By NPR Staff Published August 2, 2011 at 12:00 PM EDT Facebook Flipboard LinkedIn Email Listen • 17:00 Chip Somodevilla / Getty ImagesHouse Minority Assistant Leader James Clyburn (D-SC) heads into a meeting with House Democrats and Vice President Joe Biden at the U.S. Capitol August 1, 2011 in Washington, DC. Copyright 2011 NPR