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Steven Mnuchin: “The United States credit is of utmost important. We are the reserve currency and we must pay our bills on time.”

On the recordJuly 25, 2017
The United States credit is of utmost important. We are the reserve currency and we must pay our bills on time.
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Steven Mnuchin

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Mnuchin stresses the importance of maintaining U.S. credit and timely payments.

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