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On the recordJuly 27, 2011
Well, it raises the debt limit. And I have made too many promises that I wouldn't raise the debt limit. I have never voted for the appropriation bill and I have been worried about our spending for many, many years, if not decades.
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Ron Paul

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Ron Paul explains his refusal to support the Boehner bill due to his commitment against raising the debt limit.

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