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Jay Carney: We cannot play chicken with the economy in this way. It's just too darn risky. It's just not -- it is not -- it's not…

On the recordApril 10, 2011
We cannot play chicken with the economy in this way. It's just too darn risky. It's just not -- it is not -- it's not appropriate.
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Jay Carney

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Jay Carney emphasizes the risks of playing politics with the economy regarding the debt ceiling.

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